sclerite

[US]/'sklɪəraɪt/
[UK]/'sklɛəraɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. placa dura o sección en el exoesqueleto de un artrópodo
Word Forms
Pluralsclerites

Example Sentences

sclerite Bony upper layer lying on the fibrillary plate of a teleost scale.

esclerita Capa superior huesuda que se encuentra sobre la placa fibrilar de una escama de pez óseo.

The mandibles are usually lost, the labrum is reduced to a narrow transverse sclerite, and the labium is a small flap ( though its palps retain quite large).

Las mandíbulas generalmente se pierden, el labro se reduce a un esclerito transversal estrecho y el labio es un pequeño pliegue (aunque sus palpos conservan un tamaño bastante grande).

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