acrosternite

noun

ac·​ro·​ster·​nite

ˌa-krō-ˈstər-ˌnīt

plural -s

: the precostal lip of the sternum of a typical segment of an arthropod

Word History

Etymology

acr- + sternite

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

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