— tegminal /teg"meuh nl/ , adj.
/teg"meuhn/ , n. , pl. tegmina /-meuh neuh/ .
1. a cover, covering, or integument.
2. Bot. the delicate inner integument or coat of a seed.
3. (of certain orthopterous insects) one of a pair of leathery forewings that forms a protective covering for the hind wings.
[ 1800-10; tegumen, tegimen with anaptyctic vowel), equiv. to teg ( ere ) to cover + -men n. suffix ]