Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the back in general; dorsal; notæal: the opposite of
sternal or ventral. Specifically - In entomology, of or pertaining to a notum, tergum, or tergite.
- In echinoderms, dorsal in the sense of aboral; coronal: the opposite of
ventral or oral: as, the tergal plates of a starfish. - In trilobites, of or pertaining to the axis or tergum. See cut under
Trilobita .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat. & Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to back, or tergum. See
dorsal .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the
tergum ;dorsal
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Examples
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[4] The plates that cover the opening to the barnacle are operated by several sets of muscles: the scutal depressor muscles, the scutal abductor muscle, and the tergal depressor muscle.
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The scutal depressor muscles, the scutal abductor muscle, and the tergal depressor muscle are used to open and close the two plates that cover the opening to the barnacle.
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The scutal depressor muscles, the scutal abductor muscle, and the tergal depressor muscle are used to open and close the two plates that cover the opening to the barnacle.
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[4] The plates that cover the opening to the barnacle are operated by several sets of muscles: the scutal depressor muscles, the scutal abductor muscle, and the tergal depressor muscle.
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The plates that cover the opening to the barnacle are operated by several sets of muscles: the scutal depressor muscles, the scutal abductor muscle, and the tergal depressor muscle.
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The scutal depressor muscles, the scutal abductor muscle, and the tergal depressor muscle are used to open and close the two plates that cover the opening to the barnacle.
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The scutal depressor muscles, the scutal abductor muscle, and the tergal depressor muscle are used to open and close the two plates that cover the opening to the barnacle.
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The scutal depressor muscles, the scutal abductor muscle, and the tergal depressor muscle are used to open and close the two plates that cover the opening to the barnacle.
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The scutal depressor muscles, the scutal abductor muscle, and the tergal depressor muscle are used to open and close the two plates that cover the opening to the barnacle.
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[4] The plates that cover the opening to the barnacle are operated by several sets of muscles: the scutal depressor muscles, the scutal abductor muscle, and the tergal depressor muscle.
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