TECTUM


Meaning of TECTUM in English

— tectal, tectorial /tek tawr"ee euhl, -tohr"-/ , adj.

/tek"teuhm/ , n. , pl. tectums, tecta /-teuh/ . Anat., Zool.

a rooflike structure.

[ 1900-05; tectum roof, special use of neut. of tectus, ptp. of tegere to cover; cf. PROTECT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .