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Tergum vs Sternum - What's the difference?

tergum | sternum |

As nouns the difference between tergum and sternum

is that tergum is (biology) the upper or dorsal surface of an articulated animal such as an arthropod while sternum is the breastbone.

tergum

English

Noun

(terga)
  • (biology) The upper or dorsal surface of an articulated animal such as an arthropod

    • Derived terms

    *tergal ----

    sternum

    English

    (wikipedia sternum)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The breastbone.

    • Related terms

    * sternal

    See also

    * bone

    Anagrams

    * * ----