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   tegument

   /ˈtɛɡjʊm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. the integument of an organism, especially a parasitic flatworm.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the general sense ‘a covering or coating’): from Latin tegumentum, from tegere ‘to cover’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tegumental adjective
   • 2. tegumentary adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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