sclerite

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noun

A hardened body part, especially in arthropod exoskeletons.

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Meanings

nounsclerite (plural sclerites)

plural sclerites

  1. biologyA hardened body part, especially in arthropod exoskeletons.

Origin

From sclero- + -ite.

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Translations

Finnish kuori
  • kuoriarthropod's exoskeleton
German Sklerit
  • Skleritarthropod's exoskeleton
Italian sclerite
  • scleritearthropod's exoskeleton
Polish skleryt
  • sklerytarthropod's exoskeleton

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

silcrete
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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