Episternum

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Episternum \Ep`i*ster"num\, n.; pl. {Episterna}. [NL. See
     {Epi-}, and {Sternum}.]
     1. (Anat.)
        (a) A median bone connected with the sternum, in many
            vertebrates; the interclavicle.
        (b) Same as {Epiplastron}.


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     2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the lateral pieces next to the sternum
        in the thorax of insects.
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