sclerite

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

Translation

n. hård platta eller sektion i exoskelettet av en leddjur
Word Forms
Pluralsclerites

Example Sentences

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

sclerit Benigt övre lager som ligger på den fibrillära plattan i en benfiskfjäll.

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).

Mandiblerna går vanligtvis förlorade, labrum reduceras till en smal tvärs slerit och labium är en liten flik (även om dess palper behåller ganska stora).

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