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tegula

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

noun tegulae

  1. 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.
  2. A flat Roman roof tile with raised edges, joined together by an imbrex.
  3. Any sea snail in the genus Tegula.

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noun sclerite in the wings of various insects

Portuguêstégula

noun Roman roof tile

العربيةقِرْمِيد qirmīd

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"tegula." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tegula. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tegula. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tegula

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"tegula." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tegula.

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@misc{tegula_2026,
  title = {tegula},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tegula},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}