integumentary

adjective

in·​teg·​u·​men·​ta·​ry in-ˌte-gyə-ˈmen-t(ə-)rē 

: of or relating to an enveloping or external layer or covering (as of skin, hair, scales, feathers, or cuticle) of an organism or one of its parts

the integumentary system

Were there whiskers, filaments or other integumentary structures on the snout and elsewhere?

—Darren Naish

especially : of, relating to, or affecting the skin : cutaneous

an integumentary tumor

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Common surgical procedures in fish include coeliotomy for intracoelomic mass removal, reproductive procedures, gastrointestinal foreign body removal, radiotransmitter placement, and integumentary mass excision. —Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2016

Structure, innervation and response properties of integumentary sensory organs in crocodilians. —Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2012

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above