tagma

American  

[tag-muh] / ˈtæg mə /

noun

tagmata plural

1. each of the morphologically distinct sections of the body of an arthropod, comprised of two or more segments, as the head, thorax, and abdomen of an insect.

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tagma British  

/ ˈtæɡmə /

noun

1. zoology a distinct region of the body of an arthropod, such as the head, thorax, or abdomen of an insect

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• tagmata
  plural

Etymology

Origin of tagma

First recorded in 1885–90; from Greek tágma “ordinance, assessment, order, rank”; see origin at tactic ( def. )

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

tagma tagmata

Hexapods are characterized by the presence of a head, thorax, and abdomen, constituting three tagma.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

Arthropod head is a tagma or group of somites which differ in number and in their relative position in regard to the mouth, in different classes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various

The genital apertures are placed on the first somite of the second tagma or mesosoma.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various

These tagmata may again be subdivided into groups preserving a more or less marked individuality.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various

The Hexapoda are not known to us in their earlier or more primitive manifestations; we only know them as possessed of a definite number of somites arranged in definite numbers in three great tagmata.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various

The more primitive forms are anomomeristic; the higher forms nomomeristic, showing typically three groups or tagmata of six somites each.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various