TERGUM

Etymology

Noun

tergum (plural terga)

(entomology) The upper or dorsal surface of an articulated animal such as an arthropod.

Source: Wiktionary


Ter"gum, n.; pl. Terga. Etym: [L., the back.] (Zoöl.) (a) The back of an animal. (b) The dorsal piece of a somite of an articulate animal. (c) One of the dorsal plates of the operculum of a cirriped.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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