tegument

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tegument
n. shell; skin; covering

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tegument

Noun
1. a natural protective covering of the body; site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"
(synonym) skin, cutis
(hypernym) connective tissue
(hyponym) investment
(part-holonym) integumentary system
(substance-meronym) melanin
(part-meronym) epidermis, cuticle


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tégument
nm. tegument, shell; skin; covering (Anatomy, Zoology, Botany)

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Tegument
(n.)
Especially, the covering of a living body, or of some part or organ of such a body; skin; hide.
  
 
(n.)
A cover or covering; an integument.
  

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