Word: tergite
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ter
gite
Definition: The dorsal portion of an articulate animal's arthromere or somite.
Morphemes:
Affix: tergum
Language: en
Meaning: back
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tergum
Language: la
Decoded: tergum
Meaning: back, rear; surface
Affix: -ite
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns denoting segments or components of the body or an organ of the body.