Etymology

tectiform

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Today it means: Roof-shaped; sloping downwards on two sides from a raised central ridge. Full definition →

New Latin tēctiformis
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromtēctiformis“roof-shaped”
  2. English todaytectiform

From New Latin tēctiformis (“roof-shaped”), from tēctum (“roof”) + -ifōrmis.

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