tectorium

noun

tec·​to·​ri·​um

tekˈtōrēəm,

-tȯr-

plural tectoria

-ēə

: membrane of corti

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, cover, covering, from neuter of tectorius of or forming a covering

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