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body covering

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Noun1.body covering - any covering for the body or a body part
hide, pelt, skin - body covering of a living animal
hypodermis - layer of cells that secretes the chitinous cuticle in e.g. arthropods
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; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"
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; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells"
headful - a covering over the surface of your head; "a headful of tight curls"; "a headful of lice"
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
covering, natural covering, cover - a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"


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Anthropologist Jablonski delves into the natural history of skin in animals and people and explains its structure and function, its evolution as a nearly hairless body covering in people, and the utility of its pigment melanin.
Chevy Chase, 1987-88: In 1988, he told viewers that Cher ``has decided against the wardrobe of just the dress shields and odor eaters and is going for the full body covering.
The new finding in China suggests that tyrannosaurs and velociraptors at least had a fluffy body covering, if not true feathers," Norell says.
 
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