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tegmen

/teg-muhn/US // ˈtɛg mən //UK // (ˈtɛɡmən) //

苔格门,苔格曼,苔门,苔藓

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural teg·mi·na [teg-muh-nuh]. /ˈtɛg mə nə/.

    • : a cover, covering, or integument.
    • : Botany. the delicate inner integument or coat of a seed.
    • : one of a pair of leathery forewings that forms a protective covering for the hind wings.

Examples

  • The tegmen tympani are much reduced and maintain only cartilaginous contact with the posterior arms of the squamosals.

  • Its roof, the tegmen tympani, is continuous with that of the attic.

  • Thus, if the procedure be carried out through the tegmen tympani, the brain is explored in an upward direction.

  • In this case the Anal Area of one Tegmen covers that of the other.

  • Tegmen: a covering: sometimes used for the anterior wings in Orthoptera and Neuroptera.