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tergum

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Borrowed from Latin tergum (“back, rear; surface”).

noun terga

  1. The upper or dorsal surface of an articulated animal such as an arthropod.
  2. The back or dorsum.

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"tergum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tergum. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tergum. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tergum

Chicago

"tergum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tergum.

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@misc{tergum_2026,
  title = {tergum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tergum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}