tectum
[ tek-tuhm ]
noun,plural tec·tums, tec·ta [tek-tuh]. /ˈtɛk tə/. Anatomy, Zoology.
a rooflike structure.
Origin of tectum
11900–05; <New Latin, Latin tēctum roof, special use of neuter of tēctus, past participle of tegere to cover; cf. protect
Other words from tectum
- tectal, tec·to·ri·al [tek-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-], /tɛkˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-/, adjective
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How to use tectum in a sentence
Stigmatis indusium margine ciliatum et extus pilis copiosis longis strictis acutis albis tectum v. cinctum.
Expedition into Central Australia | Charles SturtDa pauperi ut des tibi: da micam ut accipias totum panem; da tectum, accipe cœlum.
Life of St. Francis of Assisi | Paul SabatierPresumably this section of the roof is an ossification of the synotic tectum.
A New Order of Fishlike Amphibia From the Pennsylvanian of Kansas | Theodore H. EatonTollam altius tectum, non ut ego te despiciam, sed ne tu aspicias urbem eam, quam delere voluisti.
Walks in Rome | Augustus J.C. HareThe taenia tecti marginales and the tectum synoticum are covered dorsally and laterally by the frontoparietals.
Cranial Osteiology of the Hylid Frog, Smilisca baudini | Linda Trueb
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