tegula (plural tegulae)
(entomology) A small sclerite situated above the base of the costal vein in the wings of various insects, and attached to the anterolateral portion of the mesonotum.
(archaeology) A flat Roman roof tile with raised edges, joined together by an imbrex.
(malacology) Any sea snail in the genus Tegula.
• Tugela
Source: Wiktionary
Teg"u*la, n.; pl. TegulƦ. Etym: [L., a tile, dim. fr. tegere to cover.] (Zoƶl.)
Definition: A small appendage situated above the base of the wings of Hymenoptera and attached to the mesonotum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; ātheir business venture was doomed from the startā; āan ill-fated business ventureā; āan ill-starred romanceā; āthe unlucky prisoner was again put in ironsā- W.H.Prescott
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.