tagma

Meaning

Noun

A specialized grouping of arthropodan segments, such as the head, the thorax, and the abdomen with a common function.
A military unit of battalion or regiment size, in the Byzantine empire of the 8th - 11th centuries.

Origin

From Ancient Greek τάγμα.

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