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1. (n.) tegmen
a covering or integument, esp. of a plant or animal.
2. tegmen
the delicate inner coat of a seed.
3. tegmen
either of a pair of leathery forewings extending over the hind wings in certain insects.
Etymology: (1800–10; < L: covering (also tegumen, tegimen) =teg(ere) to cover +-men n. suffix)
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1. (noun) tegmen
a tegument or covering
2. (noun) tegmen
the inner layer of the coating of a seed, usually thin and delicate; the endopleura
3. (noun) tegmen
one of the elytra of an insect, especially of certain Orthoptera
4. (noun) tegmen
same as Tectrices
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