tectiform

A turtle with a tectiform carapace

Meanings

Adjective

Roof-shaped; sloping downwards on two sides from a raised central ridge.

Noun

A type of cave painting or engraving, having in its simplest form the shape of an upward-pointing wedge or arrow, thought to represent the roof of a tent or rudimentary building.

Origin

From New Latin tēctiformis, from tēctum + fōrma.

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