Definitions for tegument
ˈtɛg yə mənttegu·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. skin, tegument, cutisnoun

   a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

   "your skin is the largest organ of your body"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tegumentnoun

   Something which covers; a covering or coating.

2. tegumentnoun

   A natural covering of the body or of a bodily organ; an integument.

3. Etymology: From Latin tegumentum, from tegere ‘to cover’.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tegumentnoun

   Cover; the outward part. This word is seldom used but in anatomy or physicks.

   Etymology: tegumentum, Latin.

   Clip and trim those tender strings in the fashion of beard, or other hairy teguments. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. ii.

   Proceed by section, dividing the skin, and separating the teguments. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.

   In the nutmeg another tegument is the mace between the green pericarpium and the hard shell. John Ray, on the Creation.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tegument

   Tegument is a natural protective layer or covering on the body of an organism, like skin or outer coat. It is commonly used in the context of zoology and parasitology, referring to the outer body covering or 'skin' of various animals, especially parasites such as worms.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Tegumentnoun

   a cover or covering; an integument

2. Tegumentnoun

   especially, the covering of a living body, or of some part or organ of such a body; skin; hide

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tegument

   teg′ū-ment, n. an integument.—adjs. Tegumen′tal, Tegumen′tary. [L. tegumentum—tegĕre, to cover.]

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tegument

   a covering surface or skin.

Matched Categories

1. • Body Covering
   • Connective Tissue

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How to pronounce tegument?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tegument in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tegument in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tegument
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tegument
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=tegument
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tegument
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=tegument
7. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=tegument
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=tegument