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tegument

noun
Quick answer

As a noun, tegument means something which covers.

Meanings of tegument

3 meanings

noun

  1. Something which covers; a covering or coating.

  2. A natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touchbody

    “your skin is the largest organ of your body”

    Similar: skin, cutis
Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. anatomyobsoleteA natural covering of the body or of a bodily organ; an integument.

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Synonyms by meaning

noun: a natural protective body covering and site of the sense …
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