Definitions For Tergite

Noun

TERGITE (plural TERGITEs) (anatomy) The dorsal portion of an articulate animal's arthromere or somite.

Derived terms

acrotergite mediotergite microtergite syntergite

Related terms

tergal tergiversate tergum

Etymology

from {{etyl + la + en}} tergum + + back(side), + ite.

Is Tergite a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

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Scrabble
8
Words with Friends
9

The word Tergite is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends

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