Intersternal

Definitions

  • Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
    • a Intersternal (Zoöl) Between the sternal; -- said of certain membranes or parts of insects and crustaceans.
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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
    • intersternal In anatomy, situated between the pieces of which the breast-bone is composed: as, an intersternal articulation.
    • intersternal In zoology, situated between the sternites or inferomedian parts of the successive somites of an arthropod.
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Usage

In literature:

Endosternite: that part of the apodeme arising from the intersternal membrane.
"Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology" by John. B. Smith
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