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episternum

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EPISTERNUM

Ep `i *ster "num, n.; pl. Episterna. Etym: [NL. See Epi-, and Sternum. ]

1. (Anat. ) (a ) A median bone connected with the sternum, in many vertebrates; the interclavicle. (b ) Same as Epiplastron.

2. (Zoöl.)

Defn: One of the lateral pieces next to the sternum in the thorax of insects.

New American Oxford Dictionary

episternum

ep i ster num |ˌepiˈstərnəm ˌɛpəˈstərnəm | ▶noun ( pl. episternums or episterna |-nə | ) Zoology a bone between the clavicles, esp. (in mammals ) the upper part of the sternum. • Entomology (in insects ) the anterior part of the sidewall of a thoracic segment.

Oxford Dictionary

episternum

episternum |ˌɛpɪˈstəːnəm | ▶noun ( pl. episternums or episterna |-nə | ) Zoology a bone between the clavicles, especially (in mammals ) the upper part of the sternum. • (in insects ) the anterior part of the side wall of a thoracic segment.