unsclerotic

English

Etymology

un- +‎ sclerotic

Adjective

unsclerotic (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Not sclerotic.
    • 2015 May 1, Yan Wang, Ji Ma, Xinfang Mao, “Development of a Nondestructive Method for Sexing Live Adult Sternoplax souvorowiana (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)”, in Journal of Insect Science‎, volume 15, DOI:10.1093/jisesa/ieu037:
      We speculate that the white regions (lacking pigmentation, unsclerotic) on female tergite may help to accurately perceive and accept the male aedeagus.
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