tegumental, tegumentary

tegumental, tegumentary
Relating to the integument.

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  • tegumental — See tegumentary. * * * …   Universalium

  • tegument —   n. integument.    ♦ tegumental,    ♦ tegumentary, a …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • tegument — tegumental /teg yeuh men tl/, tegumentary /teg yeuh men teuh ree, tree/, adj. /teg yeuh meuhnt/, n. a covering or vestment; integument. [1400 50; late ME < L tegumentum, equiv. to tegu (see TEGMEN) + mentum MENT] * * * …   Universalium

  • tegument — [ tɛgjʊm(ə)nt] noun chiefly Zoology the integument of an organism, especially a parasitic flatworm. Derivatives tegumental adjective tegumentary adjective Origin ME: from L. tegumentum, from tegere to cover …   English new terms dictionary

  • tegument — /ˈtɛgjəmənt/ (say tegyuhmuhnt) noun a covering or investment; an integument. {Latin tegumentum} –tegumental /tɛgjəˈmɛntl/ (say tegyuh mentl), tegumentary /tɛgjəˈmɛntəri/ (say tegyuh mentuhree), adjective …  

  • tegument — [teg′yo͞o mənt, teg′yəmənt] n. [L tegumentum < tegere, to cover: see THATCH] INTEGUMENT tegumental [teg′yo͞oment′ l, teg′yəment′ l] adj. tegumentary [teg΄yo͞o men′tə rē, teg΄yə men′tə rē] …   English World dictionary

  • tegument — n. the natural covering of an animal s body or part of its body. Derivatives: tegumental adj. tegumentary adj. Etymology: L tegumentum f. tegere cover …   Useful english dictionary

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