integumentary
[ in-teg-yuh-men-tuh-ree ]
adjective
of, relating to, or like an integument.
Origin of integumentary
1First 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.
Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl | Charles Benedict DavenportIn my original specimens the integumentary spines had fallen, probably as a result of post-mortem decomposition.
Parasites | T. Spencer CobboldThe fourth is the sexually-developed stage, furnished with a simple hook-apparatus, and without integumentary denticles.
Parasites | T. Spencer CobboldIt differs from the larval form of P. tnioides in not possessing integumentary spines; moreover, it is a much larger parasite.
Parasites | T. Spencer CobboldIn this way contraction of the body, aided by the integumentary denticles, will secure their entrance into the nasal cavities.
Parasites | T. Spencer Cobbold
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