unsclerotic

English

Etymology

From 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^[1], volume 15, →DOI:

     We speculate that the white regions (lacking pigmentation, unsclerotic) on female tergite may help to accurately perceive and accept the male aedeagus.