English Explanatory Dictionary

tecto-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Tectum, dorsal portion, outer surface.

Word forms

tecto-

Etymology

From tect(um) + -o-, from Latin tēctum (“roof”), from tegō (“to cover”).

Derived words

tectobulbar tectocephalic tectocerebellar tectofugal tectofugally tectopontine tectopulvinar tectospinal tectotectal tectothalamic
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