Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sternite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: ster-n-ite
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ventral plate of each segment of an arthropod.

Etymology

From stern- (“of or relating to the sternum”) + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: stern
Suffix: ite

Inflected Forms

sternites (plural)

Derived Forms

coxosternite endosternite sternitic urosternite

Questions

What does sternite mean?: The ventral plate of each segment of an arthropod.
Where does sternite come from?: From stern- (“of or relating to the sternum”) + -ite.

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