— 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 ]
— 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 . 2012