TERGUM


Meaning of TERGUM in English

ˈtərgəm noun

( plural ter·ga -gə)

Etymology: Latin; in senses 2 & 3 from New Latin, from Latin, back

1. : the back of an animal

2. : tergite , notum

3. : one of the dorsal plates of the operculum of a barnacle

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