| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| urostegite | a snake's ventral tail-plate |
| urostegites | UROSTEGITE, a snake's ventral tail-plate |
| urostege | a snake's tail-plate |
| urosteges | UROSTEGE, a snake's 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 |
