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integumentary

[ in-teg-yuh-men-tuh-ree ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or like an integument.


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Other Words From

  • subin·tegu·menta·ry adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of integumentary1

First recorded in 1835–45; integument + -ary

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Example Sentences

The integumentary folds over the nasal bones of the chick appear on or about the tenth day.

In my original specimens the integumentary spines had fallen, probably as a result of post-mortem decomposition.

The fourth is the sexually-developed stage, furnished with a simple hook-apparatus, and without integumentary denticles.

It differs from the larval form of P. tnioides in not possessing integumentary spines; moreover, it is a much larger parasite.

In this way contraction of the body, aided by the integumentary denticles, will secure their entrance into the nasal cavities.

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