coxosternite

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noun

A basal plate making up the maxillae in some insects or the first pair of legs of Chilopoda, formed from the fused coxae of each leg plus the ventral body plate, the sternite.

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Meanings

nouncoxosternite (plural coxosternites)

plural coxosternites

  1. biologyA basal plate making up the maxillae in some insects or the first pair of legs of Chilopoda, formed from the fused coxae of each leg plus the ventral body plate, the sternite.

Origin

From coxo- + sternite.

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APA

coxosternite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coxosternite

MLA

“coxosternite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coxosternite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coxosternite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coxosternite.

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