integument
Definitions of integument
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a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touchsynonyms: huid, pel, schil, schilletje, vel, zaadhuid, zaadhulsel, zaadvliestypes:dwangnagel, nijdnagel, nijnagel, stroopnagela loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infectedvelletjethin protective membrane in some protozoatype of:bindweefseltissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments
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an outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shelltype of:bedekking, begroeiing, dekblad, huis, hulsel, kas, omhulsel, omkleding, omkleedsela natural object that covers or envelops
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