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| Noun | 1. A median bone connected with the sternum, in many vertebrates; the interclavicle.[Websters] 2. One of the lateral pieces next to the sternum in the thorax of insects.[Websters]. | |
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Date "Episternum" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
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Etymology:Episternum \Ep`i*ster"num\, noun; plural Episterna. [New Latin expression. See Epi-, and Sternum.]. (references) |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A median bone connected with the sternum, in many vertebrates; the interclavicle.[Websters]
2. One of the lateral pieces next to the sternum in the thorax of insects.[Websters]. | |
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Date "EPISTERNUM" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Episternum \Ep`i*ster"num\, noun; plural Episterna. [New Latin expression. See Epi-, and Sternum.]. (references) |
