Found 2 items, similar to Tegument.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: tegument tegument n : a natural protective covering of the body; site of the sense of touch; “your skin is the largest organ of your body” [syn: skin, cutis]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Tegument Tegument \Teg"u*ment\, n. [L. tegumentum, from tegere to cover. See Thatch, n., and cf. Detect, Protect.] 1. A cover or covering; an integument. [1913 Webster] 2. Especially, the covering of a living body, or of some part or organ of such a body; skin; hide. [1913 Webster]