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sclerite

[skleer-ahyt, skler-]

noun Zoology.

any chitinous, calcareous, or similar hard part, plate, spicule, or the like.

Origin:
1860–65; scler- + -ite¹

Related forms

scle·rit·ic

[skli-rit-ik] , adjective

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sclerite (ˈsklɪəraɪt)

—n
1.	any of the hard chitinous plates that make up the exoskeleton of an arthropod
2.	any calcareous or chitinous part, such as a spicule or plate

[C19: from sclero- + -ite¹]

scleritic

—*adj*

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