body covering

Noun
  1. Any covering for the body or a body part (synset 105245085)
    is a type of: cover, covering, natural covering - a natural object that covers or envelops
    subtypes:
    • hide, pelt, skin - body covering of a living animal
    • feather, plumage, plume - the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
    • protective covering - the tough natural covering of some organisms
    • cutis, skin, tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
    • exuviae - cast-off skins or coverings of various organisms during ecdysis
    • hair - a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
    • headful - a covering over the surface of your head
    • epicranium - the muscle and aponeurosis and skin covering the cranium
    • exoskeleton - the exterior protective or supporting structure or shell of many animals (especially invertebrates) including bony or horny parts such as nails or scales or hoofs
    has: hypodermis - layer of cells that secretes the chitinous cuticle in e.g. arthropods

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