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tergite

/ˈtɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒaɪt/

tergite noun: the dorsal portion of an articulate animal's arthromere or somite.

Noun

tergite (plural tergites)

  1. The dorsal portion of an articulate animal's arthromere or somite.

tergite meaning in Tamil

tergite in Tamil

முதுகுமூடுதகடு

Forms of tergite

pluraltergites

Origin of tergite

From Latin tergum (“back(side)”), + -ite.

Words formed from tergite

Questions about tergite

What does tergite mean?
Tergite means the dorsal portion of an articulate animal's arthromere or somite.
What is tergite in Tamil?
Tergite in Tamil is முதுகுமூடுதகடு. See Tergite meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tergite?
Tergite is a noun.
How do you pronounce tergite?
Tergite is pronounced /ˈtɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒaɪt/.
What is the plural of tergite?
The plural of tergite is tergites.

Words near tergite in the dictionary

  1. tergeminous
  2. tergether
  3. tergiant
  4. tergipedid
  5. tergipedids
  6. tergite
  7. tergites
  8. tergitic
  9. tergitol
  10. tergiversant
  11. tergiversate

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tergite (page history and authors); tergite (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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