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tergite

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ter⋅gite

  [tur-jahyt]
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–noun
the dorsal sclerite of an abdominal segment of an insect.
Origin:
1880–85; terg(um) + -ite 1
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ter·gite   (tûr'gīt', -jīt')   
n.  A sclerite forming one of the constituents of a tergum.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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