Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition


Tegula

‖

Teg′u-la

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Tegulae
(#)
.
[L., a tile, dim. fr.
tegere
to cover.]
(Zool.)
A small appendage situated above the base of the wings of Hymenoptera and attached to the mesonotum.