About The Word Tegmen
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Tegmen
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What's The Definition Of Tegmen?Synonyms | Synonyms for Tegmen: Related Terms | Find terms related to Tegmen: See Also | Tegmen In Webster's Dictionary \Teg"men\, n.; pl. {Tegmina}. [L., fr. tegere, tectum, to
cover.]
1. A tegument or covering.
2. (Bot.) The inner layer of the coating of a seed, usually
thin and delicate; the endopleura.
3. (Zo["o]l.) One of the elytra of an insect, especially of
certain Orthoptera.
4. pl. (Zo["o]l.) Same as {Tectrices}.
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