tergi
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Whitaker's Words:
terg.i N 2 2 GEN S N terg.i N 2 2 LOC S N tergum, tergi N (2nd) N [XXXAO] back, rear; reverse/far side; outer covering/surface; [terga vertere => flee]; terg.i V 3 1 PRES PASSIVE INF 0 X tergo, tergere, tersi, tersus V (3rd) [XXXDX] lesser rub, wipe; wipe off, wipe dry; clean, cleanse (sometimes tergeo);