tectiform

tectiform
/tek"teuh fawrm'/, adj.
1. having the shape of a roof.
n.
2. Archaeol. a design found in Paleolithic cave art and believed to represent a structure or dwelling.
[1825-35; < L tect(um) roof (see TECTUM) + -I- + -FORM]

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