#natural_covering__naturalcovering__covering__cover a natural object that covers or envelops; "the fox was flushed from its cover"
supertype: #natural_object__naturalobject an object occurring naturally; not made by man
subtype: #scale.natural_covering a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
subtype: #fish_scale scale of the kind that covers the bodies of fish
subtype: #squama a protective structure resembling a scale
subtype: #alula__calypter scale-like structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly
subtype: #mollusc_shell__molluscshell__shell the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc
subtype: #scallop_shell__scallopshell a shell of a scallop
subtype: #oyster_shell a shell of an oyster
subtype: #phragmocone__phragmacone the thin conical chambered internal shell (either straight or curved) of a belemnite
subtype: #seashell the shell of a marine organism
subtype: #clamshell the shell of a clam
subtype: #test.natural_covering a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins
subtype: #body_covering any covering for the body or a body part
subtype: #pelt__hide__skin body covering of a living animal
subtype: #feather__plume__plumage the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
subtype: #down_feather__down soft fine feathers
subtype: #duck_down down of the duck
subtype: #eiderdown down of the eider duck
subtype: #goose_down__goosedown down of the goose
subtype: #swan's_down down of the swan
subtype: #plumule down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birds
subtype: #aftershaft a supplementary feather (usually small) on the underside of the base of the shaft of some feathers in some birds
subtype: #contour_feather__contourfeather feathers covering the body of an adult bird and determining its shape
subtype: #bastard_wing__bastardwing__alula__spurious_wing tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing
subtype: #marabou downy feathers of marabou storks used for trimming garments
subtype: #hackle long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants
subtype: #saddle_hackle__saddle_feather a long narrow feather on the back (saddle) of a domestic fowl
subtype: #flight_feather__pinion__quill__quill_feather__quillfeather any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
subtype: #primary_feather__primaryfeather__primary__primaryquill one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
subtype: #tail_feather feather growing from the tail (uropygium) of a bird
subtype: #sickle_feather one of the long curved tail feathers of a rooster
subtype: #scapular a feather covering the shoulder of a bird
subtype: #protective_covering tough natural covering of some organisms
subtype: #armour__armor tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant
subtype: #scute large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle
subtype: #sclerite hard plate or element of the exoskeleton of some arthropods
subtype: #clypeus a shield-like plate on the front of an insect's head
subtype: #tegument__skin__cutis__cuti a natural protective covering of the body; site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"
subtype: #investment outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism
subtype: #pellicle thin protective membrane in some protozoa
subtype: #thick_skin__thickskin skin that is very thick (as an elephant or rhinoceros)
subtype: #skin_graft a piece of skin taken from a donor area and surgically grafted at the site of an injury or burn
subtype: #buff bare skin; "swimming in the buff"
subtype: #dewlap a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck
subtype: #prepuce a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis
subtype: #foreskin__prepuce a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris
subtype: #scalp the skin that covers the top of the head; "they wanted to take his scalp as a trophy"
subtype: #hangnail__agnail a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected
subtype: #exuviae cast-off skins or coverings of various organisms during ecdysis
subtype: #hair dense growth of hairs covering the body or parts of it (as on the human head); helps prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"
subtype: #pelage__coat growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal
subtype: #fur.pelage dense coat of fine silky hairs on an mammals e.g. cat or seal or weasel
subtype: #underfur__undercoat thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair
subtype: #wool.pelage__fleece outer coat of especially sheep and yaks
subtype: #guard_hair__guardhair coarse hairs that form the outer fur and protect the underfur of certain mammals
subtype: #mane long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
subtype: #encolure the mane of a horse
subtype: #forelock.hair__foretop a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears
subtype: #beard hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
subtype: #body_hair short hair growing over a person's body
subtype: #lanugo the fine downy hair covering a human fetus; normally shed during the ninth month of gestation
subtype: #head_of_hair__mane growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being
subtype: #cowlick a tuft of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest of the hair and usually will not lie flat
subtype: #hairdo__hair_style__coiffure the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
subtype: #beehive.hairdo a hairdo resembling a beehive
subtype: #haircut.hairdo the style in which hair haw been cut
subtype: #brush_cut__brushcut a short haircut with hairs standing up like a brush
subtype: #crew_cut__flattop a closely cropped haircut; usually for men
subtype: #Mohican_haircut__Mohican haircut in which the head is shaved except for a band of hair down the middle of the scalp
subtype: #Afro a rounded thickly curled hairdo
subtype: #bang a fringe of banged hair (cut short squarely across the forehead)
subtype: #bob.hairdo a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around
subtype: #wave.hairdo a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
subtype: #finger_wave a wave made with the fingers
subtype: #permanent_wave__permanentwave__permanent__perm a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals
subtype: #braid__plait__tress__tres a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
subtype: #queue a braid of hair at the back of the head
subtype: #pigtail a braid of hair on either side of the face
subtype: #chignon a roll of hair worn at the nape of the neck
subtype: #pageboy a smooth hair style with the ends of the hair curled inward
subtype: #pompadour a hair style in which the front hair is swept up from the forehead
subtype: #ponytail a hair style that draws the hair back so that it hangs down in back of the head like a pony's tail
subtype: #scalp_lock__scalplock a long tuft of hair left on top of the shaven head
subtype: #thatch hair resembling thatched roofing material
subtype: #curl__lock__ringlet__whorl a strand or cluster of hair
subtype: #sausage_curl__sausagecurl a fat sausage-shaped curl
subtype: #forelock a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead
subtype: #quiff a prominent forelock (especially one brushed upward from the forehead)
subtype: #crimp a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled
subtype: #pin_curl__pincurl a curl of hair made by dampening a strand of hair and curling it and holding the curl with a clip or bobby pin
subtype: #spit_curl__kiss_curl a spiral curl plastered on the forehead or cheek
subtype: #dreadlock one of many long thin braids of hair radiating from the scalp; popularized by Rastafarians
subtype: #face_fungus__beard__whiskers the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
subtype: #fuzz the first beard of an adolescent boy
subtype: #Imperial_beard__imperial a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III
subtype: #beaver.face_fungus a full beard
subtype: #sideburn__burnside__mutton_chop__side-whiskers beard grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off)
subtype: #goatee a small chin beard trimmed into a point; named for its resemblance to a goat's beard
subtype: #mustache__moustache an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip; "he looked younger after he shaved off his mustache"
subtype: #soup-strainer__toothbrush (informal) slang terms for a mustache
subtype: #mustachio__moustachio__handle-bars a large bushy moustache (with hair growing sometimes down the sides of the mouth)
subtype: #walrus_mustache__walrusmustache a bushy droopy mustache
subtype: #pubic_hair__pubichair__bush__crotch_hair hair growing in the pubic area
subtype: #minge vulgar term for a woman's pubic hair or genitals
subtype: #eyebrow__brow__supercilium the arch of hair above each eye
subtype: #eyelash__lash__cilium any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
subtype: #headful a covering over the surface of your head; "a headful of tight curls"; "a headful of lice"
subtype: #epicranium the muscle and aponeurosis and skin covering the cranium
subtype: #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
subtype: #carapace__shell__cuticle hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
subtype: #cuticula the outer body wall of an insect
subtype: #sheath.natural_covering__case an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
subtype: #theca outer sheath of the pupa of certain insects
subtype: #lorica a hard protective sheath as secreted by certain protoctists e.g.
subtype: #medullary_sheath__medullarysheath__myelin_sheath a layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers
subtype: #neurolemma__neurilemma thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber
subtype: #husk outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds
subtype: #cornhusk the husk of an ear of corn
subtype: #hull.husk dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
subtype: #shell.hull the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
subtype: #nutshell the shell around the kernel of a nut
subtype: #seedcase__pod__cod the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
subtype: #pea_pod__peapod__peasecod husk of a pea; edible in some garden peas
subtype: #bract a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence
subtype: #epicalyx__false_calyx__calycle__calyculu a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus
subtype: #bracteole a small bract
subtype: #spathe a conspicuous bract surrounding or subtending a spadix or other inflorescence
subtype: #involucre a highly conspicuous bract or bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence
subtype: #glume small dry membranous bract found in inflorescences of Gramineae and Cyperaceae
subtype: #flowering_glume__floweringglume__lemma the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae
subtype: #integument an outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell
subtype: #blanket.natural_covering__mantle anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow"
subtype: #incrustation__crust__encrustation a hard outer layer that covers something
subtype: #tartar__calculus an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums
subtype: #envelope.natural_covering a natural covering (as by a fluid); "the spacecraft detected an envelope of gas around the comet"
subtype: #object_shell__shell a rigid covering that envelops an object; "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice"
subtype: #eggshell__shell the exterior covering of a bird's egg
subtype: #slough any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)
subtype: #peridium outer layer of the spore-bearing organ in many fungi
subtype: #pericarp__seed_vessel the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary
subtype: #epicarp__exocarp outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape
subtype: #endocarp__stone__pit the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
subtype: #peach_pit__peachpit the stone seed of a peach
subtype: #cherry_stone the stone seed of a cherry
subtype: #capsule.pericarp a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
subtype: #bilocular_capsule__bilocularcapsule a capsule divided into two cells or compartments
subtype: #boll the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant
subtype: #silique__siliqua narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae
subtype: #silicle short broad silique occurring in some cruciferous plants
subtype: #bur.pericarp__burr seed vessel having hooks or prickles
subtype: #spanish_needles__spanishneedle__beggar-ticks the seed of bur marigolds
subtype: #perianth__floral_envelope collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamen and carpel
subtype: #theca.natural_covering__sac a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule
subtype: #indusium a membrane enclosing and protecting the developing spores especially that covering the sori of a fern
subtype: #bark tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
subtype: #cinnamon_bark.bark__cinnamonbark__cinnamon aromatic bark used as a spice
subtype: #cassia_bark__Chinese_cinnamon aromatic bark of the cassia-bark tree; less desirable as a spice than Ceylon cinnamon bark
subtype: #cinnamon_bark aromatic bark of Saigon cinnamon used medicinally as a carminative
subtype: #magnolia.bark dried bark of various magnolias; used in folk medicine
subtype: #tanbark bark rich in tannin; bruised and cut in pieces to use for tanning; spent tanbark used as a ground covering
subtype: #mezereum the dried bark of the shrub mezereon
subtype: #canella_bark__canellabark__canella__white_cinnamon__whitecinnamon highly aromatic inner bark of the Canella winterana used as a condiment and a tonic
subtype: #cinchona_bark__Peruvian_bark__Jesuit's_bark medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine
subtype: #cascarilla_bark__eleuthra_bark__sweetwood_bark__sweetwoodbark aromatic bark of cascarilla; used as a tonic and for making incense
subtype: #cascara_sagrada__cascarasagrada__cascara__chittam_bark__chittambark__chittem_bark__chittembark dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative
subtype: #winter's_bark aromatic bark having tonic and stimulant properties
subtype: #tappa__tapa thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus
subtype: #angostura_bark__angosturabark__angostura the bitter bark of a South American tree; used in medicines and liqueurs and bitters
subtype: #cork outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.
subtype: #phellem (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells
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