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单词 tegmen
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
teg•men  (tegmən),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mi•na 
    (-mə nə).USA pronunciation 
  1. a cover, covering, or integument.
  2. Botanythe delicate inner integument or coat of a seed.
  3. Insects(of certain orthopterous insects) one of a pair of leathery forewings that forms a protective covering for the hind wings.
  • Latin: covering (also tegumen, tegimen with anaptyctic vowel), equivalent. to teg(ere) to cover + -men noun, nominal suffix
  • 1800–10;
teg•mi•nal  (tegmə nl),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tegmen /ˈtɛɡmən/ n ( pl -mina / -mɪnə/)
  1. either of the leathery forewings of the cockroach and related insects
  2. the delicate inner covering of a seed
  3. any similar covering or layer
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin: a cover, variant of tegimen, from tegere to cover

ˈtegminal adj
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