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Definition of tégument in English English dictionary
- tegument
- A natural covering of the body or of a bodily organ; an integument
- tegument
- Something which covers; a covering or coating
- tegument
- {n} a covering, outward part, cafe
- tegument
- {i} shell; skin; covering
- tegument
- Especially, the covering of a living body, or of some part or organ of such a body; skin; hide
- tegument
- A cover or covering; an integument
- tegument
- a natural protective covering of the body; site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"
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te·gu·mentEtymology
[ 'te-gy&-m&nt ] (noun.) 15th century. From Latin tegumentum, from tegere ‘to cover’.Resimler
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