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Vocabulary Term Details

Integument

Definition (http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?o2=&o0=1&o8=1&o1=1&o7=&o5=&o9=&o6=&o3=&o4=&s=Integument&h=0&j=0#c)

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

Preferred Units: N/A

Scope Note:
N/A

Broader TermsNarrower TermsRelated Terms
Body parts
Claws
Exoskeleton
Hair
Hooves
Horns
Plumage
Scales
Shell
Skin
Skin glands
Epithelium
Mammary glands

This term is used for the following terms: 
Tegument

Approved Date
27-Mar-2013

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