tegumentary
yə noun
a covering or vestment; integument.
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World English Dictionary
tegument (ˈtɛɡjʊmənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a less common word for integument | |
| [C15: from Latin tegumentum a covering, from tegere to cover] | |
| tegumental | |
| —adj | |
| tegu'mentary | |
| —adj | |
| tegument (ˈtɛɡjʊmənt) | |
| —n | |
| a less common word for integument | |
| [C15: from Latin tegumentum a covering, from tegere to cover] | |
| tegumental | |
| —adj | |
| tegu'mentary | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
tegument
c.1440, from L. tegumentum "a covering, a cover," from tegere "to cover," from PIE base *(s)teg- "to cover" (see stegosaurus).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
tegument teg·u·ment (těg'yə-mənt)
n.
A natural outer covering; an integument.
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