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-/, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use tectum in a sentence
Unum id dedecori est, quod tecta plerumque tigno contegunt, pauca latere.
Vastum ubique silentium, secreti colles; fumantia procul tecta; nemo exploratoribus obvius, is what Tacitus calls facies victoriæ.
Operculum tridentatum: Suboperculum crenatum; utrumque et interoperculum latiusculum squamis satis magnis tecta.
Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1.|J Lort StokesMembrana branchialis radiis sex sustentata, interoperculis liberis, accumbentibus tecta.
Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1.|J Lort Stokes