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Tergum vs Tergite - What's the difference?

tergum | tergite | Related terms |

Tergite is a related term of tergum.



As nouns the difference between tergum and tergite

is that tergum is the upper or dorsal surface of an articulated animal such as an arthropod while tergite is the dorsal portion of an articulate animal's arthromere or somite.

tergum

English

Noun

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

    • Derived terms

    *tergal ----

    tergite

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy) The dorsal portion of an articulate animal's arthromere or somite.

    • Related terms

    * tergal * tergiversate * tergum (rfp) ----