Sclerite

2 definitions found

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

  Sclerite \Scle"rite\ (skl[=e]"r[imac]t), n. (Zool.)
     A hard chitinous or calcareous process or corpuscle,
     especially a spicule of the Alcyonaria.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  sclerite
       n : hard plate or element of the exoskeleton of some arthropods