tergal

[ tur-guh l ]

/ ˈtɜr gəl /

of or relating to the tergum.

Origin of tergal

First recorded in 1855–60; terg(um) + -al¹

in·ter·ter·gal, adjective

teresina, terete, tereus, terf, terfel, tergal, tergite, tergiversate, tergum, terhune, teriyaki

The crests for the tergal depressor muscles are either absent or very feebly developed.

A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2) |Charles Darwin
Tergal margin straight, overlapping about one third of the entire width of the terga.

A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2) |Charles Darwin
Two tergal feet half as long and thick, simple (in the figure hidden behind the large pectoral feet).

Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index |Ernst Haeckel
Tergal: belonging to the primitively upper surface: see dorsal.

Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology |John. B. Smith

The claspers seem to be the tergal portions of the ninth segment.

Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, May, 1900 |Various