| 释义 |
ster·nite
\ˈstərˌnīt\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary stern- + -ite
: the ventral part or shield of a somite of an arthropod; especially : the chitinous plate that forms the ventral surface of an abdominal or occasionally a thoracic segment of an insect
• ster·nit·ic \(ˈ)stər|nid.ik\ adjective |