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integument

/ɪnˈtɛɡ.jʊ.mənt/ noun

Latin root: integumentum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about integument at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. An outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin integumentum (“a covering”).

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