Difference between Tegument and Skin

What is the difference between Tegument and Skin?

Tegument as a noun is something which covers; a covering or coating. while Skin as a noun is the outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.

Tegument

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Something which covers; a covering or coating. A natural covering of the body or of a bodily organ; an integument.

Skin

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant.The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc.A congealed layer on the surface of a liquid.A set of resources that modifies the appearance and/or layout of the graphical user interface of a computer program.Rolling paper for cigarettes.Short for skinhead.A subgroup within an Australian aboriginal people, also called a section, subsection, or moiety. These divisions are cultural, not related to a person's physical skin. (Reference: Macquarie Aboriginal Words, Macquarie University, 1994, paperback ISBN 0-949757-79-9, introduction.)An alternate appearance (texture map or geometry) for a 3D character model in a video game.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To injure the skin of.To remove the skin and/or fur of an animal or a human.To apply a skin to (a computer program).

Example sentence: There should be no discrimination against languages people speak, skin color, or religion.

We hope you now know whether to use Tegument or Skin in your sentence.

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