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  • noun Plural form of sternebra.

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  • Each marks the site of fusion of separate juvenile elements called sternebrae.

    206 BONES Kathy Reichs 1990

  • Each marks the site of fusion of separate juvenile elements called sternebrae.

    206 BONES Kathy Reichs 1990

  • Each marks the site of fusion of separate juvenile elements called sternebrae.

    206 BONES Kathy Reichs 1990

  • In the lower sternebrae this variation usually involves two centers placed one beside the other.

    206 BONES Kathy Reichs 1990

  • In the lower sternebrae this variation usually involves two centers placed one beside the other.

    206 BONES Kathy Reichs 1990

  • In the lower sternebrae this variation usually involves two centers placed one beside the other.

    206 BONES Kathy Reichs 1990

  • The sternum consists of segments, the sternebrae (st.); anteriorly there is a bony manubrium (mb.), posteriorly a thin cartilaginous plate, the xiphisternum (xi.).

    Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata 1906

  • The sternum includes eight elements with a T-shaped manubrium, six sternebrae, and an elongate xiphisternum.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles 2009

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