Crossword-Solution: SCLERITE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Sclerite | n. | A hard chitinous or calcareous process or corpuscle, especially a spicule of the Alcyonaria. |
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| any of the hard chitinous plates that make up the exoskeleton of an arthropod | 1 answer |
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The old plural of Eye.
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Sentences with SCLERITE (5)
The head, if rather narrow, is distinct, and beneath the prothorax is a characteristic sclerite known as the 'anchor process' or 'breast bone.' Along either side of the body is a series of paired spiracles, each usually situated at the tip of a little tubular outgrowth of the cuticle; the hindmost spiracles are often larger than the others.
Annulus antennalis: the ring sclerite of the head into which the basal segment of the antennae is inserted; = antennal sclerite.
Ante-coxal piece: Coleoptera; that portion of the metasternum lying in front of the posterior coxae, often passing between them and meeting the abdomen of mandible, is the lateral sclerite of the clypeus; - one on each side.
Axillary lobe: the sclerite covering the base of the wing in Diptera; see also alula and posterior lobe.
Basalis: the principal mandibular sclerite, when sclerites are distinguishable, to which all other parts are jointed; corresponds to the stipes in the maxilla.