sternite
/ˈstəːnʌɪt
/noun Entomology
(In an insect) a sclerotized plate forming the sternum of a segment. Compare with tergite.Over 100 specimens of M. serendipitous exhibit part or all of the dorsal carapace, the abdomen and telson, or the thoracic sternites with some attached pereiopods....
- Dissecting these partially rescued pharate adults from the pupal cases revealed that some adult structures were at least partially formed, including wings, tergites, sternites, thorax, and bristles.
- The sternite of that segment is also modified, being slightly wider and longer than the sternites immediately preceding and following it and with a more strongly recurved anterior margin and larger coxal sockets.
- nailed
- nailed on
- nail enamel
- nailer
- nailer joist
- nailery
- nail file
- nail gall
- nail gun
- nail head
- nail-headed
- nail-head molding
- nail-head moulding
- nail-head spar
- nail-hole
- nailing strip
- nail-keg
- nailless
- nail-like
- nail-maker
- nail-making
- nail one's colours to the mast
- nail (or pin) one's colours to the mast
- nail parer
- nail-paring