sclerite (sklerit)

[ rite, tergite, epimer on, epipleuron, etc., or are identified by qualifying terms, as sternal, dorsal, etc. See cut I. under Insect a, and cut under Hymenoptera. (b) A sclerodermatous spicule in the substance of a polyp, especially of an alcyonarian. (c) A sponge spicule; a sclere. - Cervical, jugular, etc., sclerites. See the adjectives.