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tergum
[ tur-guhm ]
noun
- the dorsal surface of a body segment of an arthropod.
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Derived Forms
- ˈtergal, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tergum1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tergum1
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Example Sentences
The spur probably answers to the basal point of the usually sub-rhomboidal tergum in Pollicipes and Scalpellum.
The scutum and tergum, with the few exceptions above stated, are articulated together at a large or open angle.
In some species of Pyrgoma, the tergum is of so irregular a shape as to defy description.
Scutum and tergum articulated together, or overlapping each other; each branchia composed of a single plicated fold.
The Tergum is broad, forming (the spur being excepted) an almost equilateral triangle.
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