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Definition of: sclerite
(sklir′īt) noun
1. Zool. a One of the definite hard pieces of the integument of an arthropod. b A hard element in the integument of a polyp.
2. A spicule. [<Gk. sklēros hard + -ITE1]
—scle·rit·ic (sklə·rit′ik) adjective
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