tectum
noun
a rooflike structure.
tecta
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pluralof tectum.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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There are three species of these sunfish—Mola mola, Mola tecta and Mola alexandrini—which can be difficult to tell apart without genetic analysis.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 20, 2022
A 7-foot hoodwinker sunfish, scientifically known as the Mola tecta, was found on Sands Beach at UC Santa Barbara’s Coal Oil Point Reserve on Feb. 20, according to the university's news release on the find.
From Fox News ● Mar. 1, 2019
Molca tecta sunfish are found in the Southern Hemisphere.
From Fox News ● Mar. 1, 2019
At Her IX 101-2 'tolle procul, decepte, faces, Hymenaee, maritas / et fuge turbato tecta nefanda pede!', detecte should similarly be read.
From The Last Poems of Ovid by Mark Bear Akrigg
I know now the inner meaning of "Domine, non sum dignus ut intres sub tecta mea."
From The Forgotten Threshold by Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington) O'Brien
