tectum

/ˈtɛk.təm/ · noun

Meaning

The dorsal portion of the midbrain of vertebrates; in mammals, containing the superior colliculus and inferior colliculus
The interconnected outer surface of a spore.

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Related words

superior colliculus(English)tectorial membrane(English)collothalamus(English)tectorium(English)metacoel(English)tentorium(English)monticulus cerebelli(English)medicornu(English)lamprey(English)snapping(English)alveolar(English)optic(English)

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