tergite

[ tur-jahyt ]

/ ˈtɜr dʒaɪt /

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noun

the dorsal sclerite of an abdominal segment of an insect.

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Origin of tergite

First recorded in 1880–85; terg(um) + -ite¹

A series of paired longitudinal dorsal muscles passing from tergite to tergite of each successive segment.
The Origin of Vertebrates|Walter Holbrook Gaskell
A pair of dorso-ventral muscles passing from tergite to sternite in each segment.
The Origin of Vertebrates|Walter Holbrook Gaskell
The first shows the low rounded appendifers at the anterior angle of each axial tergite.
The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites|Percy Edward Raymond
The epimeron is placed laterally to the first abdominal tergite.
The Flea|Harold Russell

Thorax much shorter than the head and than the first tergite.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley