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Dewlap

The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, which laps or licks the dew in grazing.

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Cutis 76% connected

See Dermis.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Skin 76% connected

The external membranous integument of an animal.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Tegument 76% connected

A cover or covering; an integument.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Containing whole 2

Cervix 70% connected

The neck; also, the necklike portion of any part, as of the womb. See Illust. of Bird.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Neck 70% connected

The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many other animals, is more slender than the trunk.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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