tegula
Americannoun
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tegulae
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of tegula
First recorded in 1820–30, tegula is from the Latin word tēgula tile
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Squamula: a small corneous scale covering the base of primaries in some insects: = tegula, q.v.: in Diptera, = alula.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Pileus vocatur tegula: A hat is called a tile.
From The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue by John Leech
Aileron: the scale covering the base of primaries in some insects; see tegulae in Diptera = alula and squama, q.v.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
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