Akademik

natural covering
noun
a natural object that covers or envelops
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under a covering of dust

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the fox was flushed from its cover

Syn: ↑covering, ↑cover
Derivationally related forms: ↑cover (for: ↑covering)
Hypernyms: ↑natural object
Hyponyms:
scale, ↑shell, ↑test, ↑body covering, ↑sheath, ↑case, ↑integument, ↑blanket, ↑mantle, ↑crust, ↑incrustation, ↑encrustation, ↑envelope, ↑hood, ↑cap, ↑indumentum, ↑indument, ↑roof, ↑eggshell, ↑skim, ↑slough, ↑snowcap, ↑vesture, ↑peridium, ↑pericarp, ↑seed vessel, ↑perianth, ↑chlamys, ↑floral envelope, ↑perigone, ↑perigonium, ↑theca, ↑sac, ↑indusium, ↑bark

Useful english dictionary. 2012.