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tagma
- /ˈtæɡ.mə/
Rhymes with -æɡmə
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Borrowed from Ancient Greek τάγμα (tágma, “something which has been ordered or arranged”).
noun tagmata
- A specialized, structured, grouping of functionally related segments, or analogous subunits, into units such as the head, the thorax, and the abdomen, particularly in various Arthropoda and Vertebrata. This group of four neuromeres constituting the procephalic lobes is further marked off from the rest of the plate by its height, and also by its darker color as in previous stages. These distinctive characters make it convenient to apply the term "tagma" suggested by Lankester for a more or less iso
- A specialized, structured, grouping of functionally related molecules, forming the basis the physiology and structure of larger units such as cells and tissues. 1889 Prof. J. S. Burdon Sanderson: Elementary Problems in Physiology. In: Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, 1890. His view is that certain well-known properties of organized bodies require for their explanation the admission that the simplest visible structure is
- A military unit of battalion or regiment size, in the Byzantine empire of the 8th–11th centuries.
Talk about this word "tagma." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tagma. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tagma. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tagma "tagma." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tagma.Cite this
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title = {tagma},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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