Etymology

tentorium

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Today it means: The framework of internal supports (a false endoskeleton) within an arthropod head, formed by ingrowths of the exoskeleton called apophyses. Full definition →

Latin tentorium
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  1. Latin · derived fromtentorium
  2. English todaytentorium

Early 19th century: from Latin tentorium, literally ‘tent’.

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