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tegula

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables
tegu-la
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

A flat Roman roof tile with raised edges, joined together by an imbrex.

noun

Any sea snail in the genus Tegula.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tegula (“a tile”), from tegō (“to cover”). Doublet of tile.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

tegulae (plural)

Derived Forms

subtegula tegular tegulated

Questions

What does tegula mean?
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.
Where does tegula come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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