oostegite
/əʊˈɒstɪdʒʌɪt/(also oöstegite) Zoology
noun
A small plate-like process on certain thoracic coxae of female peracarid crustaceans, occurring in groups that form external brood pouches.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Huxley (1825–1895), biologist and science educationist. From oo- + -stegite.