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integumental

integumental adjective: of or pertaining to the integument.

Adjective

integumental (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the integument.
    • Fire ants circumvented the problem of an ineffective sting by having an unusual and highly effective venom that when daubed or sprayed on other ants penetrates their waxy protective integumental barrier and kills or disables them.2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 102

Origin of integumental

From integument + -al.

Words formed from integumental

Words that rhyme with integumental

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Questions about integumental

What does integumental mean?
Integumental means of or pertaining to the integument.
What part of speech is integumental?
Integumental is an adjective.

Words near integumental in the dictionary

  1. integron
  2. integrons
  3. integrous
  4. integumation
  5. integument
  6. integumental
  7. integumentary
  8. integumentary pattern
  9. integumentary patterns
  10. integumentary system
  11. integumentary systems

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