Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tegumentary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tegu-men-tary
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a tegument or teguments; serving as a covering.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From tegument + -ary. Compare French tégumentaire.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

musculotegumentary

Frequently Paired Words

integumentary subtegumentary

Questions

What does tegumentary mean?
Of or pertaining to a tegument or teguments; serving as a covering.
Where does tegumentary come from?
From tegument + -ary. Compare French tégumentaire.

How to pronounce tegumentary

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