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integument

in·te·gu·ment

UK/ɪnˈtɛɡ.jʊ.mənt/ US/ˌɪˈntɛɡjʌmʌnt/ uncommon

noun

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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