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teg·men

(tĕg′mən)

n. pl. teg·mi·na (-mə-nə)

A covering or integument, especially:

a. The thin plate of bone that covers the middle ear.

b. The tough leathery forewing of certain insects.

c. The inner layer of a seed coat.

[Latin tegimen, tegmen, covering, from tegere, to cover; see (s)teg- in Indo-European roots.]

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tegmen

(ˈtɛɡmən)

n, pl -mina (-mɪnə)

1. (Zoology) either of the leathery forewings of the cockroach and related insects

2. (Botany) the delicate inner covering of a seed

3. (Botany) any similar covering or layer

[C19: from Latin: a cover, variant of tegimen, from tegere to cover]

ˈtegminal adj

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teg•men

(ˈtɛg mən)

n., pl. -mi•na (-mə nə)

1. a covering or integument, esp. of a plant or animal.

2. the delicate inner coat of a seed.

3. either of a pair of leathery forewings extending over the hind wings in certain insects.

[1800–10; < Latin: covering (also tegumen, tegimen) =teg(ere) to cover + -men n. suffix]

teg′mi•nal, adj.

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