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teg·men \ˈtegmən\ noun (plural tegmi·na \-mənə\) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin tegmen, tegumen, covering, cover, from tegere to cover : integument, covering: as a. : endopleura b. (1) : one of the elytra of a beetle (2) : one of the thickened forewings of various orthopterans c. or tegmen tympani : a thin plate of bone that covers the middle ear and separates it from the cranial cavity |