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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A covering; a tegminal part or organ; the tectorial membrane.
- noun In ornithology, the coverts of the wing or of the tail, collectively considered. See
covert , n., 6, and tectrices.
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- noun anatomy The
tectorial membrane thatcovers the cochlear duct
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