episternum
noun
epi·sternum
¦epə̇,
¦epē+
plural episterna
1
a
: interclavicle
b
: any of several other sternal elements of similar origin or position (such as the presternum of a mammal or the epiplastron of a turtle)
2
: a lateral division or piece of a somite of an arthropod
specifically : the anterior sclerite of the pleuron of an insect compare epimeron
3
: manubrium sense 1a
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from epi- + sternum
- in any event
- in any way, shape, or form
- in appearance
- in apple-pie order
- in appreciation of
- in arms
- in arrears
- in arrears with
- in ascending order
- in association with
- in attack
- in attendance
- in authority
- in back
- in back of
- in bad condition
- in bad etc. condition
- in bad faith
- in bad nick
- in bad taste
- in balance
- in ballast
- in banc
- in banco
- in bank