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hide, pelt, skin
body covering of a living animal
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feather, plumage, plume
the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
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protective covering
the tough natural covering of some organisms
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cutis, skin, tegument
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
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exuviae
cast-off skins or coverings of various organisms during ecdysis
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hair
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
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headful
a covering over the surface of your head
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epicranium
the muscle and aponeurosis and skin covering the cranium
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exoskeleton
the exterior protective or supporting structure or shell of many animals (especially invertebrates) including bony or horny parts such as nails or scales or hoofs
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investment
outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism
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down, down feather
soft fine feathers
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aftershaft
a supplementary feather (usually small) on the underside of the base of the shaft of some feathers in some birds
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contour feather
feathers covering the body of an adult bird and determining its shape
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alula, bastard wing, spurious wing
tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing
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marabou
the downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments
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hackle
long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants
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coat, pelage
growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal
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guard hair
coarse hairs that form the outer fur and protect the underfur of certain mammals
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mane
long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
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forelock, foretop
a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears
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armor, armour
tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant
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scute
large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake
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sclerite
hard plate or element of the exoskeleton of some arthropods
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clypeus
a shield-like plate on the front of an insect's head
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plastron
(zoology) the part of a turtle's shell forming its underside
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beard
hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
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flight feather, pinion, quill, quill feather
any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
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scapular
a feather covering the shoulder of a bird
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thick skin
skin that is very thick (as an elephant or rhinoceros)
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skin graft
a piece of skin taken from a donor area and surgically grafted at the site of an injury or burn
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buff
bare skin; naked
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dewlap
a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck
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body hair
short hair growing over a person's body
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down, pile
fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
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head of hair, mane
growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being
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cowlick
a tuft of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest of the hair and usually will not lie flat
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coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle
the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
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curl, lock, ringlet, whorl
a strand or cluster of hair
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facial hair
hair on the face (especially on the face of a man)
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bush, crotch hair, pubic hair
hair growing in the pubic area
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brow, eyebrow, supercilium
the arch of hair above each eye
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cilium, eyelash, lash
any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
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foreskin, prepuce
a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis
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foreskin, prepuce
a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris
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scalp
the skin that covers the top of the head
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cuticle
the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail
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agnail, hangnail
a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected
