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

Other Word Forms

• tegularly 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