Episternal
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
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- episternal In zoology, of or pertaining to the episternum; anterior, as a pleural sclerite.
- n episternal In ichthyology, the lower median bone in the hyoid arch. Also called urohyal.
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In literature:
Occasionally, especially in young birds, rudiments of episternals and xiphisternals also occur.
"Form and Function" by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
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