tagma

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τάγμα (tágma, “something which has been ordered or arranged”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtæɡ.mə/
  • Rhymes: -æɡmə

Noun

tagma (plural tagmata)

  1. (anatomy) A specialized grouping of arthropodan segments, such as the head, the thorax, and the abdomen with a common function.
  2. (historical) A military unit of battalion or regiment size, in the Byzantine empire of the 8th - 11th centuries.

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τάγμα (tágma, “command; arrangement; division”), derived from τάσσω (tássō, “I arrange”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtaɡ.ma/
  • Rhymes: -aɡma
  • Hyphenation: tàg‧ma

Noun

tagma m (plural tagmi)

  1. (zoology) tagma

Further reading
  • tagma in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Spanish

Noun

tagma m (plural tagmas)

  1. (anatomy) tagma
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