[ 'stə:nəm ]
■ noun ( plural ~s or sterna -nə )
1》 the breastbone.
2》 Zoology a thickened ventral plate on each segment of the body of an arthropod.
Origin
C17: mod. L., from Gk sternon 'chest'.
[ 'stə:nəm ]
■ noun ( plural ~s or sterna -nə )
1》 the breastbone.
2》 Zoology a thickened ventral plate on each segment of the body of an arthropod.
Origin
C17: mod. L., from Gk sternon 'chest'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004