tegula

[建]具有装饰性外形的瓦

词形变化

tegulae 复数 tegulae

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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.

    生物 动物学
  2. 2.

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

  3. 3.

    Any sea snail in the genus Tegula.

    生物

词源

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

来源：wiktionary