- tegument (n.)
[tegument 词源字典]
- "a covering, a natural protection of the body or some part of it," mid-15c., from Latin tegumentum "a covering, a cover," from tegere "to cover," from PIE root *(s)teg- (2) "to cover" (see stegosaurus). Related: Tegumentary.[tegument etymology, tegument origin, 英语词源]