sclerite
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (1)
- hard plate or element of the exoskeleton of some arthropodsType of protective coveringPart of arthropod
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Scle′rite (sklē′rīt), noun
Zoology A hard chitinous or calcareous process or corpuscle, especially a spicule of the Alcyonaria.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54