tergum /tûrˈgəm/

1. The back of an arthropod
2. The thickened dorsal plate of an arthropod segment

terˈgal adjective

• pearl-spars
• pearl-stone
• pearl-tapioca
• pearl-white
• pearlwort
• pearlworts
• pearly
• pearly gates
• pearly king
• pearly nautilus
• pearly queen
• pearly whites
• pearmain
• pearmains
• pearmonger
• pearmongers
• pear-push
• pear-pushes
• pears
• pear-shaped
• pearst
• pear-switch
• peart
• pearter
• peartest