- discleritous
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adj. [L. dis, twice; Gr. skleros, hard](ARTHROPODA)Pertaining to tergites and sternites being distinct and separate; see synscleritous.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
discleritous
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synscleritous — adj. [Gr. syn, together; skleros, hard] (ARTHROPODA) The joining of a tergite and a sternite to form a complete ring; see discleritous … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
