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INTEGUMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("integument" is a kind of...):
cover; covering; natural covering (a natural object that covers or envelops)
Derivation:
integumental; integumentary (of or relating to the integument)