sclerite

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sclerite (noun; Greek skleros, hard): 1. (Arthropoda) Any sclerotized area of cuticle limited by suture lines or flexible, membranous portions of cuticle.

2. (Bryozoa) A thickened line in the operculum, mandible or frontal membrane.

3. (Cnidaria) A calcareous skeletal member of the mesogloea.

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