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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Tergite

· Ter·gite · IPA /ˈtɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒaɪt/
01 n. The dorsal portion of an arthromere or somite of an articulate animal. See Illust. under Coleoptera.
  1. 1.
    The dorsal portion of an arthromere or somite of an articulate animal. See Illust. under Coleoptera.(Zool.) See: Coleoptera