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tegula

tegula noun: a small sclerite situated above the base of the costal vein in the wings of various insects, and attached to the anterolateral portion of the mesonotum.

tegula: a small sclerite situated above the base of the costal vein in the wings of various insects, and...
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Noun

tegula (plural tegulae)

  1. A small sclerite situated above the base of the costal vein in the wings of various insects, and attached to the anterolateral portion of the mesonotum.
  2. A flat Roman roof tile with raised edges, joined together by an imbrex.
  3. Any sea snail in the genus Tegula.

tegula meaning in Arabic

tegula in Arabic

Roman roof tile
قِرْمِيد qirmīd

Forms of tegula

pluraltegulae

Origin of tegula

Borrowed from Latin tegula (“a tile”), from tegō (“to cover”). Doublet of tile.

Words formed from tegula

Questions about tegula

What does tegula mean?
Tegula means a small sclerite situated above the base of the costal vein in the wings of various insects, and attached to the anterolateral portion of the mesonotum.
What is tegula in Arabic?
Tegula in Arabic is قِرْمِيد (qirmīd). See Tegula meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is tegula?
Tegula is a noun.
What is the plural of tegula?
The plural of tegula is tegulae.

Words near tegula in the dictionary

  1. tegu
  2. Tegucigalpa
  3. teguexin
  4. teguexins
  5. Teguima
  6. tegula
  7. tegulae
  8. tegular
  9. tegularly
  10. tegulated
  11. tegulation

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