a distinct region of the body of an arthropod, such as the head, thorax, or abdomen of an insect
Word origin
C19: from Greek: something arranged, from tassein to put in order
Examples of 'tagma' in a sentence
tagma
Special dimorphism was observed in every tagma, and most modifications occur in antennae.
Laura Prado 2013, 'Review on the use of sexually dimorphic characters in the taxonomy of Diabroticites(Galerucinae, Luperini, Diabroticina)', ZooKeyshttp://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=3107. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)