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tecta

tecta is the plural of tectum.

Meaning of tectum

Noun

tectum (plural tecta)

  1. The dorsal portion of the midbrain of vertebrates; in mammals, containing the superior colliculus and inferior colliculus
  2. The interconnected outer surface of a spore.

Questions about tecta

What is tecta the plural of?
Tecta is the plural of tectum.

Words near tecta in the dictionary

  1. Tecpatán
  2. tecs
  3. Tecson
  4. Tecsons
  5. tect
  6. tecta
  7. tectal
  8. tectals
  9. tectate
  10. tectibranch
  11. tectibranchiate

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tecta (page history and authors); tectum (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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