tegmen
Americannoun
plural
tegmina-
a cover, covering, or integument.
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Botany. the delicate inner integument of a seed.
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Entomology. (in certain orthopterous insects) one of a pair of leathery forewings that forms a protective covering for the hindwings.
noun
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either of the leathery forewings of the cockroach and related insects
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the delicate inner covering of a seed
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any similar covering or layer
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of tegmen
First recorded in 1800–10; from Latin: “a covering” (also tegumen, tegimen ), from teg(ere) “to cover” + -men, noun suffix
Example Sentences
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In small individuals S. sordida, especially in males, and in adults of S. puma the tegmen tympani are relatively short, whereas in adult females of S. sordida these elements are long and slender.
From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by Duellman, William E.
Adunata.—Monocyclica with dorsal cup primitively confined to the patina and an occasional single anal; tegmen solid; portions of the proximal brachials and their ambulacrals tend to be rigidly incorporated in the theca.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various
O quot odoriferi voitatis in aere venti, Caeruleum tegmen vestra sit ala mihi: Tuque sedens Parnassus ubi caput erigit ingens, Dextra veni, Clio: teque docente canam.
From Verses and Translations by Calverley, Charles Stuart
The tegmen tympani of all three species are massive.
From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by Duellman, William E.
The delicate, spindle-shaped columellae lie ventral to the tegmen tympani and squamosals, are spatulate distally, and have a broad basal attachment to the auditory region.
From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by Duellman, William E.
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