tergal

American  

[tur-guhl] / ˈtɜr gəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to the tergum.

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Other Word Forms

• intertergal adjective

Etymology

Origin of tergal

First recorded in 1855–60; terg(um) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

When a male roach targets a female roach, he will back up to her, secreting a solution called a nuptial gift from the tergal gland under his wings.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2023

Seen vertically from above, each shows a deep fold, which receives the lower part of the tergal margin of the scutum.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

A tendency is exhibited to the formation of a metasomatic as well as a prosomatic carapace by fusion of the tergal surfaces of the somites.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various

Its tergal plate is usually retained, but its sternal plate is generally suppressed.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various

In L. truncata and L. Valentiana, this ridge on the tergum being folded over towards the scutum, forms a conspicuous furrow, receiving the tergal margin of the latter.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles