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tagma.

A specialized, structured, grouping of functionally related segments, or analogous subunits, into units such as the head, the thorax, and the abdomen, particularly in various Arthropoda and Vertebrata.

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noun/ˈtæɡ.mə/
  1. A specialized, structured, grouping of functionally related segments, or analogous subunits, into units such as the head, the thorax, and the abdomen, particularly in various Arthropoda and Vertebrata.

  2. A specialized, structured, grouping of functionally related molecules, forming the basis the physiology and structure of larger units such as cells and tissues.

    dated
  3. A military unit of battalion or regiment size, in the Byzantine empire of the 8th–11th centuries.

    historical
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g-der. Proto-Hellenic *tat͏̌t͏̌ō Ancient Greek τάσσω (tássō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μα (-ma) Ancient Greek τάγμα (tágma)bor. English tagma Borrowed from Ancient Greek τάγμα (tágma, “something which has been ordered or arranged”).

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