Tergal

ter′gal, adj. pertaining to the back, dorsal.— adjs. Ter′gant ( her. ), turning the back, recurs ant; Tergif′erous , bearing on the back.— n. Ter′gite , the tergum or back of one of the somites or segments of an arthropod, .— adj. Tergit′ic .— n. Ter′gum , the back, dorsum, or notum, as of an arthropod:— pl. Ter′ga . [L. tergum , the back.]