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tectate

tectate adjective: having a tectum (a sculptured outer layer).

Adjective

tectate (not comparable)

  1. Having a tectum (a sculptured outer layer).

Origin of tectate

From tectum + -ate.

Questions about tectate

What does tectate mean?
Tectate means having a tectum (a sculptured outer layer).
What part of speech is tectate?
Tectate is an adjective.

Words near tectate in the dictionary

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

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