tegmen
noun
a cover, covering, or integument.
tegmina
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pluralof tegmen.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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File: the diagonal ridged vein near the base of the tegmina in crickets, used in stridulating: in general any structure wherever situated that serves the same purpose.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Speculum: a transparent area or spot on wings of some Lepidoptera; the glassy areas at base of tegmina in male Orthoptera that serve as sounding boards: a spot on the neck of some caterpillars.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Scraper: the hardened portion of the inner margin of the tegmina in crickets used in producing the song.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
A vowel before another in Greek words is sometimes long, as Cærula, Pīerides, sunt vobis tegmina crurum: Oh, Muses, your stockings are blue.
From The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue by John Leech
Anal field: Orthoptera; that area on the tegmina corresponding to the anal area of the secondaries.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
