tegular

[ teg-yuh-ler ]

adjective

1. pertaining to or resembling a tile.
2. consisting of or arranged like tiles.
3. of or relating to a tegula.

tegular

/ ˈtɛɡjʊlə /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling a tile or tiles
2. biology overlapping like a series of tiles

   tegular scales

Derived Forms

• ˈtegularly, adverb

Other Words From

• tegu·lar·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of tegular¹

1790–1800; < Latin tēgul ( a ) tile + -ar ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of tegular¹

C18: from Latin tēgula a tile, from tegere to cover