tergum
[tur-guh m]
- the dorsal surface of a body segment of an arthropod.
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Origin of tergum
1820–30; < Latin: the back
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The terga are narrow, with a sloping basal margin, as in var.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2)Charles Darwin
Hence we see how wonderfully variable the terga are in this genus.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2)Charles Darwin
The terga of the somites may, in fact, be said to have become formed.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1Francis Maitland Balfour
The umbo of the terga, I may add, is in the same place, as in Lepas.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2)Charles Darwin
The scuta, terga, and carina are much larger than the other valves.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2)Charles Darwin
tergum
- a cuticular plate covering the dorsal surface of a body segment of an arthropodCompare sternum (def. 3)
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Word Origin
C19: from Latin: the back
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