the sternum or ventral part of each segment of an insect body
sternite in American English
(ˈstɜːrnait)
noun
Entomology
a sclerite of the sternum of an insect, esp. a ventral sclerite of an abdominal segment
Derived forms
sternitic (stərˈnɪtɪk)
adjective
Word origin
[1865–70; stern- + -ite1]This word is first recorded in the period 1865–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: goulash, maverick, racism, steamroller, tick-tack-toe-ite is a suffix of nouns denoting esp. persons associated with a place, tribe, leader,doctrine, system, etc. (Campbellite; Israelite; laborite); minerals and fossils (ammonite; anthracite); explosives (cordite; dynamite); chemical compounds, esp. salts of acids whose names end in -ous (phosphite; sulfite); pharmaceutical and commercial products (vulcanite); a member or component of a part of the body (somite)
Examples of 'sternite' in a sentence
sternite
Here, we document its curious role in the development of a novel abdominal appendage (“sternite brushes”) in sepsid flies.
Gowri Rajaratnam, Ahiraa Supeinthiran, Rudolf Meier, Kathy F.Y. Su 2018, 'CRISPR/Cas9 deletions in a conserved exon of Distal-less generates gains and lossesin a recently acquired morphological novelty in flies', iSciencehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004218302268. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)