1) Protective covering
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A sclerite (Greek σκληρός, sklēros, meaning `hard`) is a hardened body part. In various branches of biology the term is applied to various structures, but not as a rule to vertebrate anatomical features such as bones and teeth. Instead it refers most commonly to the hardened parts of arthropod exoskeletons and the internal spicules of in.....
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• (n.) A hard chitinous or calcareous process or corpuscle, especially a spicule of the Alcyonaria.
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(from the article `skeleton`) ...by calcification (as in millipedes), or by both, as in many crabs. In most arthropods the body and legs are clearly segmented. On the dorsal ... ...muscle tension beneath the body wall, provides the firmness necessary for the function of muscles involved in movement. In insects with hard ... [2 relate...
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Any of the individual hardened plates which make up the exoskeleton.
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A hard plate or spicule which may be composed of chitin or calcium carbonate, often refers to the rigid parts of the arthropod (insects, crustaceans, etc.) exoskeleton. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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Any well-defined, sclerotised area of arthropod cuticle limited by suture lines or flexible, membranous portions of cuticle.
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Scle'rite (sklē'rīt)
noun (Zoology) A hard chitinous or calcareous process or corpuscle, especially a spicule of the Alcyonaria.
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A sclerotized plate in the exoskeleton or integument.
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n] - hard plate or element of the exoskeleton of some arthropods
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Any separate sclerotized structure connected to other structures by membranes.
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noun hard plate or element of the exoskeleton of some arthropods
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hardened body part in the exosceleton of insects
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