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Cuticle

The scarfskin or epidermis. See Skin.

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Broader term 5

Cutis 76% connected

See Dermis.

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Scute 76% connected

A small shield.

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Skin 76% connected

The external membranous integument of an animal.

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Stratum 76% connected

A bed of earth or rock of one kind, formed by natural causes, and consisting usually of a series of layers, which form a rock as it lies between beds…

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Tegument 76% connected

A cover or covering; an integument.

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Narrower term 2

Mantle 76% connected

A loose garment to be worn over other garments; an enveloping robe; a cloak. Hence, figuratively, a covering or concealing envelope.

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Pallium 76% connected

A large, square, woolen cloak which enveloped the whole person, worn by the Greeks and by certain Romans. It is the Roman name of a Greek garment.

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Derivationally related 4

Dermal 74% connected

Pertaining to the integument or skin of animals; dermic; as, the dermal secretions.

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Dermal 74% connected

Pertaining to the integument or skin of animals; dermic; as, the dermal secretions.

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Epidermic 74% connected

Epidermal; connected with the skin or the bark.

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Epidermic 74% connected

Epidermal; connected with the skin or the bark.

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Containing whole 8

Arthropod 70% connected

One of the Arthropoda.

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Cutis 70% connected

See Dermis.

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Mollusc 70% connected

Same as Mollusk.

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Mollusk 70% connected

One of the Mollusca.

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Shellfish 70% connected

Any aquatic animal whose external covering consists of a shell, either testaceous, as in oysters, clams, and other mollusks, or crustaceous, as in lo…

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Skin 70% connected

The external membranous integument of an animal.

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Tegument 70% connected

A cover or covering; an integument.

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Turtle 70% connected

The turtledove.

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Substance part 1

Shell 70% connected

A hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal.

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Synonym 4

Carapace 92% connected

The thick shell or shield which covers the back of the tortoise, or turtle, the crab, and other crustaceous animals.

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Epidermis 92% connected

The outer, nonsensitive layer of the skin; cuticle; scarfskin. See Dermis.

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Shell 92% connected

A hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal.

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Shield 92% connected

A broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, -- formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body. See Buckler.

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