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What is the noun for tergal?

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tergum
  1. (entomology) The upper or dorsal surface of an articulated animal such as an arthropod
  2. Examples:
    1. “Any particular abdominal metamere usually consists of only two sclerites, the tergum and sternum.”
      “In the Achorutidae the head is forwardly directed, the tergum of the prothorax conspicuous, and the spring small or vestigial.”
      “The arched upper part of the ring is known as the tergum, and the more flattened under-part as the sternum.”
terga
  1. plural of tergum
  2. Examples:
    1. “The wings of Hexapoda are lateral expansions of the terga of the second and third thoracic somites.”
      “After cutting the pleural membrane between the sterna and terga, it was possible to remove the entire genital apparatus with a fine-tipped forceps.”
      “Operculum, or opercular valves.These consist of a pair of scuta and a pair of terga.”
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