tectum

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tectum (noun; Latin tectum, roof): 1. (Arthropoda: Chelicerata) In Acari, the blade-shaped prolongation of the exoskeleton to protect an organ or joint; epistome; cervix.

2. (Arthropoda: Crustacea) The central portion of the carina of barnacles.

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