Usually means: Upper dorsal segment of arthropods.
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▸ noun:  (anatomy) The dorsal portion of an articulate animal's arthromere or somite.

Similar:
tergum, laterotergite, syntergite, urotergite, arthromere, syntergosternite, paratergite, thoracomere, tagma, metamere, more...

Opposite:
sternite, ventrite, pleurite

Adjectives:
first, abdominal, second, ninth, third, eighth, seventh, tenth, fifth, last, ultimate

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Similar:
tergum, laterotergite, syntergite, urotergite, arthromere, syntergosternite, paratergite, thoracomere, tagma, metamere, more...

Opposite:
sternite, ventrite, pleurite

Adjectives:
first, abdominal, second, ninth, third, eighth, seventh, tenth, fifth, last, ultimate



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