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Webster 1913 Edition


Tergum


Ter′gum

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Terga
(#)
.
[L., the back.]
(Zool.)
(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.

Definition 2024


tergum

tergum

English

Noun

tergum (plural terga)

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

Derived terms


Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈter.ɡum/, [ˈtɛr.ɡũ]

Noun

tergum n (genitive tergī); second declension

  1. back, rear; surface

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative tergum terga
genitive tergī tergōrum
dative tergō tergīs
accusative tergum terga
ablative tergō tergīs
vocative tergum terga

Derived terms

  • terga vertere

References