integument
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Integument: the outer covering to the insect body.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Integument, in-teg′ū-ment, n. the external protective covering of a plant or animal.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
On the Importance of an Examination of the Structure of the Integument of Crustacea in the determination of doubtful Species.—Application to the genus Galathea, with the Description of a New Species of that Genus.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
Magnified. b, Natural size of the seed vessel. c, Integument of the Gyrogonite, or petrified seed-vessel of Chara hispida, found in the Scotch marl-lakes.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
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