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(′teg·mən)
tegmen
(biology) An integument or covering.
(botany) The inner layer of a seed coat.
(invertebrate zoology) A thickened forewing of Orthoptera, Coleoptera, and certain other insects.
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For the star system of this name, see Zeta Cancri.
A tegmen (pl. tegmina) designates the modified leathery front wing on an insect. They are not used for flying. Orders that have tegmina are the Dermaptera (earwigs), Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets), Mantodea (praying mantis) and Blattodea (cockroaches). On crickets, they are modified for song production.
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