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sternopleural

sternopleural adjective: relating to the sternopleuron or to the sternum and the pleura. Also the abbreviation of sternopleural seta or bristle.

Adjective

sternopleural (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the sternopleuron or to the sternum and the pleura

Also used as

sternopleural is also the abbreviation of sternopleural seta or bristle.

Forms of sternopleural

pluralsternopleurals

Origin of sternopleural

From sterno- + pleural.

Words that rhyme with sternopleural

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Questions about sternopleural

What does sternopleural mean?
Sternopleural means relating to the sternopleuron or to the sternum and the pleura.
What part of speech is sternopleural?
Sternopleural is an adjective.

Words near sternopleural in the dictionary

  1. sternopericardial
  2. sternophorid
  3. sternophorids
  4. sternophrenic
  5. sternopleura
  6. sternopleural
  7. sternopleurals
  8. sternopleuron
  9. sternoptychid
  10. sternoptychids
  11. sternopygid

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