terga
- plural of tergum.
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Scuta, exterior surface convex, sub-triangular, with the apex truncated: seen vertically from above, there is a small rectangular indentation or fold which receives the projecting scutal margin of the terga.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
The upper part of the carina runs up between the terga for three-quarters of their length; the basal margin does not extend down low enough to pass between the carinal latera.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
Each leg-bearing somite contains a distinct tergum and sternum, the number of sterna never exceeding that of the terga.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various
Tergal margin straight, overlapping about one third of the entire width of the terga.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
