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sclerite — scleritic /skli rit ik/, adj. /sklear uyt, skler /, n. Zool. any chitinous, calcareous, or similar hard part, plate, spicule, or the like. [1860 65; SCLER + ITE1] * * * … Universalium
Microdictyon — Temporal range: Early Cambrian–Middle Cambrian Microdictyon sinicum reconstruction Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
notum — /ˈnoʊtəm/ (say nohtuhm) noun (plural nota /ˈnoʊtə/ (say nohtuh)) a scleritic segmental plate on the thorax or back of an insect. {New Latin, from Greek noton the back} –notal, adjective …
sclerite — /ˈsklɛraɪt/ (say skleruyt) noun any chitinous, calcareous, or similar hard part, plate, spicule, or the like. {scler(o) + ite1} –scleritic /skləˈrɪtɪk/ (say skluh ritik), adjective …
scleroid — adj. Bot. & Zool. having a hard texture; hardened. Etymology: Gk skleros hard * * * scleroid, a. (skˈlɪərɔɪd) [f. Gr. σκληρό ς hard + oid.] a. Bot. ‘Having a hard texture, as the shells of nuts’. b. Zool. ‘Hard, as a sclere or sclerite;… … Useful english dictionary
