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

tectal, tec·to·ri·al

[tek-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-], /tɛkˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-/, adjective

Stigmatis indusium margine ciliatum et extus pilis copiosis longis strictis acutis albis tectum v. cinctum.
Expedition into Central Australia|Charles Sturt
Da pauperi ut des tibi: da micam ut accipias totum panem; da tectum, accipe cœlum.
Life of St. Francis of Assisi|Paul Sabatier
Presumably 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. Eaton
Tollam altius tectum, non ut ego te despiciam, sed ne tu aspicias urbem eam, quam delere voluisti.
Walks in Rome|Augustus J.C. Hare

The 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