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tegus.

carcass; the back or trunk of an animal

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈtɛ.ɡʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈtɛː.ɡus]
  1. carcass; the back or trunk of an animal

    declension-3 · neuter
Where this word comes from

Archaic alternative form of tergus n (“back; hide”). Possibly originally a distinct word that became blended with tergum. Alternatively, if tergus was original, tegus, tegor- might be a by-form derived by dissimilative loss of the first /r/ in tergor-.

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