EPISTERNA

Noun

episterna

plural of episternum

Anagrams

• aperients, perinates, pineaster, pistareen, sparteine

Source: Wiktionary


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.)

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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