tectiform

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adjective

tec·​ti·​form

ˈtektəˌfȯrm

: shaped like a roof

tectiform

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noun

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plural -s

: a design found (as at Font-de-Gaume, Dordogne, France) in the cave art of paleolithic man assumed to represent a dwelling

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

New Latin tectiformis, from Latin tectum roof + -iformis -iform

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