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单词 tagma
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tagma

[ tag-muh ]
/ ˈtæg mə /

noun, plural tag·ma·ta [tag-muh-tuh]. /ˈtæg mə tə/.

each of the morphologically distinct sections of the body of an arthropod, comprised of two or more segments, as the head, thorax, and abdomen of an insect.

Origin of tagma

First recorded in 1885–90; from Greek tágma “ordinance, assessment, order, rank”; see origin at tactic

Words nearby tagma

tagliatelle, Tagliavini, tag line, Taglioni, taglock, tagma, tagmeme, tagmemic, tagmemics, Tagore, tag question
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Example sentences from the Web for tagma

  • Eleven somites follow these, forming the abdominal “tagma,” giving thus twenty-one somites in all (as in the higher Crustacea).

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for tagma

tagma
/ (ˈtæɡmə) /

noun plural -mata (-mətə)

zoology a distinct region of the body of an arthropod, such as the head, thorax, or abdomen of an insect

Word Origin for tagma

C19: from Greek: something arranged, from tassein to put in order
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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