Category:Tegmen

Teg"men, n.; pl. Tegmina. Etym: [l., fr. tegere, tectum, to cover.]

1. A tegument or covering.

2. (bot.)

Defn: the inner layer of the coating of a seed, usually thin and Delicate; the endopleura.

3. (zoöl.)

Defn: one of the elytra of an insect, especially of certain Orthoptera.

4. pl. (zoöl.)

Defn: same as tectrices.