tegular

American  

[teg-yuh-ler] / ˈtɛg yə lər /

adjective

1. pertaining to or resembling a tile.

2. consisting of or arranged like tiles.

3. of or relating to a tegula.

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tegular British  

/ ˈtɛɡjʊlə /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling a tile or tiles

2. biology overlapping like a series of tiles

   tegular scales

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• tegularly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of tegular

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