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tegular

[ teg-yuh-ler ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or resembling a tile.
  2. consisting of or arranged like tiles.
  3. of or relating to a tegula.


tegular

/ ˈtɛɡjʊlə /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling a tile or tiles
  2. biology overlapping like a series of tiles

    tegular scales

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈtegularly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • tegu·lar·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tegular1

1790–1800; < Latin tēgul ( a ) tile + -ar 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tegular1

C18: from Latin tēgula a tile, from tegere to cover

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