sclerite
noun
scler·ite
ˈskler-ˌīt 
: a hard chitinous or calcareous plate, piece, or spicule (as of the arthropod integument)
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However, a new study by Dickinson and his team finally revealed the working of sclerites and the insect wing hinge.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Ars Technica, 22 Apr. 2024
This debate is still ongoing, so its evolution can’t tell us much about how the hinge and the sclerites operate.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Ars Technica, 22 Apr. 2024
Sometimes all experts have to work with are small, hard parts of the coral structure called sclerites.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2024
Dude and biglebowski have sclerites that have different shapes.
—WIRED, 6 Mar. 2023
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Ars Technica, 22 Apr. 2024
This debate is still ongoing, so its evolution can’t tell us much about how the hinge and the sclerites operate.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Ars Technica, 22 Apr. 2024
Sometimes all experts have to work with are small, hard parts of the coral structure called sclerites.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2024
Dude and biglebowski have sclerites that have different shapes.
—WIRED, 6 Mar. 2023
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“Sclerite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sclerite. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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