tegmen
/ˈtɛɡ.mən/
tegmen noun: a covering or integument, usually referring to a thin layer or membrane in an organism.
Noun
tegmen (plural tegmens or tegmina)
- A covering or integument, usually referring to a thin layer or membrane in an organism.
- An integument such as the inner membrane of the coat of a seed.
- A covering such as the thin layer of bone in the roof of the middle ear of mammals.
- In insects such as winged cockroaches and locusts, the stiff, membranous fore wings; in many species they are not primarily used for flight, but serve as protective covering for the delicate hind wings, which are the main organs of flight. The more heavily armoured fore-wings of most beetles are called elytra, not tegmina.
tegmen meaning in Tamil
tegmen in Tamil
- தோற்போர்வை, மேற்போர்வை, மூடுபடை, விதையின் உள்உறை
Forms of tegmen
| plural | tegmens |
|---|---|
| plural | tegmina |
Origin of tegmen
From New Latin, from Latin tegmen, syncopated form of tegimen.
Words formed from tegmen
Questions about tegmen
- What does tegmen mean?
- Tegmen means a covering or integument, usually referring to a thin layer or membrane in an organism.
- What is tegmen in Tamil?
- Tegmen in Tamil is தோற்போர்வை, மேற்போர்வை, மூடுபடை. See Tegmen meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is tegmen?
- Tegmen is a noun.
- How do you pronounce tegmen?
- Tegmen is pronounced /ˈtɛɡ.mən/.
- What is the plural of tegmen?
- The plural of tegmen is tegmens.
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