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tegumentary
Derived word form of tegument

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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

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

Brilliant colours usually appear just in proportion to the development of tegumentary appendages.

From Darwinism (1889) by Wallace, Alfred Russel

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 Wright, R. W.