"tergite" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒaɪt/ Forms: tergites [plural]
Etymology: From Latin tergum (“back(side)”), + -ite. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|tergum||back(side)}} Latin tergum (“back(side)”), {{suffix|en||ite}} + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} tergite (plural tergites)
  1. (anatomy) The dorsal portion of an articulate animal's arthromere or somite. Categories (topical): Anatomy Derived forms: acrotergite, hemitergite, mediotergite, microtergite, pretergite, syntergite Related terms: tergal, tergiversate, tergum

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