tergum

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tergum

[′tər·gəm]
(invertebrate zoology)
A dorsal plate of the operculum in barnacles.
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Abdomen: Terga dark red-brown, largely apruinose except for silver pruinose anterolateral margins, macrosetae pale yellow, smaller setae white.
Abdomen short, length from abdominal scent orifice to tip 1.30; lengths of abdominal terga 4-7: 0.10, 0.16, 0.20, 0.25; genital segments large, length 0.70; styliform processes of segment VIII basally broad, tips curved over at appoximately 90[degrees], with a conspicuous subapical concavity (Fig.
Metasomal terga brown with strong brilliant golden highlights (Fig.
When he lies down on the bank of a rustic stream to pick up on his "accustomed labors" (solitis curis, 41), presumably the work of writing, the dog after circling around and inspecting the locale plops his big white body down on the green grass, his back to the poet and defensively facing any potential passersby: "candida tum viridi proeictus pectora terre / tandem terga michi obvertit, venientibus ora" (42-43).
age caede terga cauda, tua verbera patere, fac cuncta mugienti fremitu loca retonent, rutilam ferox torosa cervice quate iubam.' ait haec minax Cybebe religatque iuga manu.
En outre, trois bureaux de poste ont ete ouverts durant la saison estivale au niveau des plages principales de la wilaya dont celles de Beni Saf et Terga. A signaler, par ailleurs, que certains bureaux de poste ont ete dotes de distributeurs de billets de banque (DAB).
Male with abdominal terga 7 and/or 8 modified with asymmetrical medial lobes (Fig.