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tegmen

tegmen is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.(Bot.) The inner layer of the coating of a seed, usually thin and delicate; the endopleura.
  2. 2.(Zoöl.) One of the elytra of an insect, especially of certain Orthoptera.
  3. 3.pl. (Zoöl.) Same as Tectrices.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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