English Explanatory Dictionary

sclerite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hardened body part, especially in arthropod exoskeletons.

Word forms

sclerite sclerites

Etymology

From sclero- + -ite.

Derived words

scleritic
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