scle|rite

scle|rite
scle|rite «SKLIHR yt», noun.
Zoology. a chitinous or calcareous plate, spicule, or the like, of an invertebrate animal, especially one of the plates of the exoskeleton of a grasshopper or similar arthropod.
[< Greek sklērós hard + English -ite1]

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  • rite — ab·de·rite; am·mo·ni·o·bo·rite; an·tig·o·rite; aph·rite; ar·que·rite; ar·to·ty·rite; ash· a·rite; bo·bi·er·rite; brom·ar·gy·rite; bro·my·rite; cal·cio·fer·rite; cal·co·sphe·rite; ce·rar·gy·rite; ce·rite; chal·co·py·rite; con·na·rite; cos·sy·rite; …   English syllables

  • sclerite — scle·rite …   English syllables

  • sclerite — scle•rite [[t]ˈsklɪər aɪt, ˈsklɛr [/t]] n. zool. zool. any chitinous or calcareous hard plate, spicule, or the like • Etymology: 1860–65 scle•rit•ic sklɪˈrɪt ɪk adj …   From formal English to slang

  • Sclerite — Scle rite (skl[=e] r[imac]t), n. (Zo[ o]l.) A hard chitinous or calcareous process or corpuscle, especially a spicule of the Alcyonaria. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

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