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TEGMINA
Noun
tegmina
plural of tegmen
Anagrams
• mintage, teaming
Source: Wiktionary
TEGMEN
Teg"men, n.; pl. Tegmina. Etym: [L., fr. tegere, tectum, to cover.]
1. A tegument or covering.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: The inner layer of the coating of a seed, usually thin and delicate; the endopleura.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the elytra of an insect, especially of certain Orthoptera.
4. pl. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Same as Tectrices.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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