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tecto-

tecto- prefix: tectum, dorsal portion, outer surface.

Prefix

tecto-

  1. Tectum, dorsal portion, outer surface.

Origin of tecto-

From tect(um) + -o-, from Latin tēctum (“roof”), from tegō (“to cover”).

Words formed from tecto-

Questions about tecto-

What does tecto- mean?
Tecto- means tectum, dorsal portion, outer surface.
What part of speech is tecto-?
Tecto- is a prefix.

Words near tecto- in the dictionary

  1. tectite
  2. tectites
  3. tectivirus
  4. tectiviruses
  5. tectly
  6. tecto-
  7. tectobulbar
  8. tectocephalic
  9. tectocerebellar
  10. tectochrysin
  11. tectofilosid

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