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ˈtɜr gəmter·gum
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tergumnoun
The upper or dorsal surface of an articulated animal such as an arthropod
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Tergum
A tergum (Latin for "the back"; plural terga, associated adjective tergal) is the dorsal ('upper') portion of an arthropod segment other than the head. The anterior edge is called the 'base' and posterior edge is called the 'apex' or 'margin'. A given tergum may be divided into hardened plates or sclerites commonly referred to as tergites.In a thoracic segment, for example, the tergum may be divided into an anterior notum and a posterior scutellum. Lateral extensions of a tergite are known as paranota (Greek for "alongside the back") or carinae (Latin for "keel"), exemplified by the flat-backed millipedes of the order Polydesmida. Kinorhynchs have tergal and sternal plates too, though seemingly not homologous with those of arthropods.Tergo-tergal is a stridulatory mechanism in which fine spines of the abdominal tergites are rubbed together to produce sound. This process is known as abdominal telescoping.
Webster Dictionary
Tergumnoun
the back of an animal
Tergumnoun
the dorsal piece of a somite of an articulate animal
Tergumnoun
one of the dorsal plates of the operculum of a cirriped
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Tergum
A tergum is the dorsal portion of an arthropod segment other than the head. The anterior edge is called the base and posterior edge is called the apex or margin. A given tergum may be divided into hardened plates or sclerites commonly referred to as tergites. So, for example, in a thoracic segment, the tergum may be divided into an anterior notum and a posterior scutellum. In crustaceans, it is known as a pleuron when it overhangs the insertion of the limb on each side as a free plate. The ventral portion of a segment is called the sternum.
Entomology
Tergum
the primitively upperor dorsal surface whether it consists of one or more than one sclerite and specifically of the abdomen: in Odonata and Orthoptera, applies to thorax as well.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tergum in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tergum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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