Defn: A covering; — applied especially to the bundles of longitudinal fibers in the upper part of the crura of the cerebrum.
TEGUEXIN
Te*guex"in, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large South American lizard (Tejus teguexin). It becomes three or four feet long, and is blackish above, marked with yellowish spots of various sizes. It feeds upon fruits, insects, reptiles, young birds, and birds' eggs. The closely allied species Tejus rufescens is called red teguexin.
TEGULA Teg"u*la, n.; pl. Tegulæ. Etym: [L., a tile, dim. fr. tegere to cover.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small appendage situated above the base of the wings of
Hymenoptera and attached to the mesonotum.
TEGULAR
Teg"u*lar, a. Etym: [LL. tegularis, from L. tegula a tile. See Tile.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to a tile; resembling a tile, or arranged like tiles; consisting of tiles; as, a tegular pavement. — Teg"u*lar*ly, adv.
TEGULATED
Teg`u*la"ted, a.
Defn: Composed of small plates, as of horn or metal, overlapping like tiles; — said of a kind of ancient armor. Fairholt.
TEGUMENT
Teg"u*ment, n. Etym: [L. tegumentum, from tegere to cover. See
Thatch, n., and cf. Detect, Protect.]