tectum

[ tek-tuhm ]

/ ˈtɛk təm /

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noun, plural tec·tums, tec·ta

[tek-tuh]. /ˈtɛk tə/. Anatomy, Zoology.

a rooflike structure.

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Origin of tectum

1900–05; <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

How to use tectum in a sentence

Unum id dedecori est, quod tecta plerumque tigno contegunt, pauca latere.
View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Henry Hallam
Vastum ubique silentium, secreti colles; fumantia procul tecta; nemo exploratoribus obvius, is what Tacitus calls facies victoriæ.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. I. (of 12)|Edmund Burke
Operculum tridentatum: Suboperculum crenatum; utrumque et interoperculum latiusculum squamis satis magnis tecta.
Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1.|J Lort Stokes
Membrana branchialis radiis sex sustentata, interoperculis liberis, accumbentibus tecta.
Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1.|J Lort Stokes