tegmen

tegmen
[ˈtɛgmɛn]
(pl. tegmina)
  1. (Biology)a covering structure or roof of an organ, in particular
    (生)上盖;萼盖物;盖板,尤指
    ■(Entomology)a sclerotized forewing serving to cover the hindwing in grasshoppers and related insects
    (昆)覆翅;阳(茎)基
    ■(Botany)the delicate inner protective layer of a seed
    (植)内种皮
    ■(亦作 tegmen tympani)(Anatomy)a plate of thin bone forming the roof of the middle ear, a part of the temporal bone
    (剖)鼓室盖
语源
  1. early 19th cent.: from Latin, covering', from tegere 'to cover'
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