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A median bone connected with the sternum, in many vertebrates; the interclavicle.

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  1. n. A median bone connected with the sternum, in many vertebrates; the interclavicle.
  2. n. Same as Epiplastron.
  3. n. One of the lateral pieces next to the sternum in the thorax of insects.
  4. 1. (Anat.) (a) A median bone connected with the sternum, in many vertebrates; the interclavicle. (b) Same as Epiplastron. 2. (Zoöl.) One of the lateral pieces next to the sternum in the thorax of insects.
  5. One of the lateral pieces next to the sternum in the thorax ofinsects.
  6. n. A median bone connected with the sternum, in many vertebrates; the interclavicle. n. Same as Epiplastron. n. One of the lateral pieces next to the sternum in the thorax of insects.