tegula

About 0.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

Similar words

tile tegmen meron patagium parapteron metaparapteron thyridium terebra strigilis mesotarsus

Often followed by

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