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tectal

tectal adjective: of or pertaining to the tectum.

Adjective

tectal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the tectum

Noun

tectal (plural tectals)

  1. A consonant articulated in the roof of the mouth.

Forms of tectal

pluraltectals

Origin of tectal

From tectum + -al.

Words formed from tectal

Questions about tectal

What does tectal mean?
Tectal means of or pertaining to the tectum.
What part of speech is tectal?
Tectal can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near tectal in the dictionary

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

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