tectiform

[ tek-tuh-fawrm ]

adjective
  1. having the shape of a roof.

noun
  1. Archaeology. a design found in Paleolithic cave art and believed to represent a structure or dwelling.

Origin of tectiform

1
1825–35; <Latin tēct(um) roof (see tectum) + -i- + -form

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