tegument
noun
a covering or vestment; integument.
tegumentary
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a word derived from
tegument.
Example Sentences
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The electric organ of Malopterurus differs essentially from that of other fishes provided with such batteries, being part of the tegumentary system instead of being derived from the muscles.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
But tissue, in connexion with it, becomes in part changed, thus forming the auditory nerve, which places the tegumentary sac in direct communication with the brain itself.
From On the Genesis of Species by St. George Mivart
All those familiar with the characteristic differences of seeds, their chemical constituents, their tegumentary coverings, rudimentary parts, etc., thoroughly understand the process in its outward manifestation.
From Life: Its True Genesis by R. W. Wright
The whole of the liver contained in the integuments and tegumentary papillae.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
Body furnished with three pairs of lateral lobes, bearing the tegumentary papillae; foot very narrow; pelagic.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
