| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| STERNITE | Insect's ventral plate. |
| urostegite | a snake's ventral tail-plate |
| urostegites | UROSTEGITE, a snake's ventral tail-plate |
| sternite | the ventral plate of a segment in arthropods |
| plastrons | A similar ventral plate in some invertebrate animals |
| sternites | STERNITE, the ventral plate of a segment in arthropods |
| sternums | A thickened ventral plate on each segment of the body of an arthropod |
