tergal

Of or pertaining to the back in general; dorsal; notæal: the opposite of sternal or ventral. Specifically

In entomology, of or pertaining to a notum, tergum, or tergite.

In echinoderms, dorsal in the sense of aboral; coronal: the opposite of ventral or oral: as, the tergal plates of a starfish.

In trilobites, of or pertaining to the axis or tergum. See cut under Trilobita.

Of or pertaining to back, or tergum. See dorsal.

Of or pertaining to the tergum; dorsal