integumentary

[ in-teg-yuh-men-tuh-ree ]

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or like an integument.

Origin of integumentary

1
First recorded in 1835–45; integument + -ary

Other words from integumentary

  • sub·in·teg·u·men·ta·ry, adjective

Words Nearby integumentary

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How to use integumentary in a sentence

  • The integumentary folds over the nasal bones of the chick appear on or about the tenth day.

  • In my original specimens the integumentary spines had fallen, probably as a result of post-mortem decomposition.

    Parasites | T. Spencer Cobbold
  • The fourth is the sexually-developed stage, furnished with a simple hook-apparatus, and without integumentary denticles.

    Parasites | T. Spencer Cobbold
  • It differs from the larval form of P. tnioides in not possessing integumentary spines; moreover, it is a much larger parasite.

    Parasites | T. Spencer Cobbold
  • In this way contraction of the body, aided by the integumentary denticles, will secure their entrance into the nasal cavities.

    Parasites | T. Spencer Cobbold