Wordia - The Definition Of Skin
skin
noun, a) the tissue forming the outer covering of the vertebrate body: it consists of two layers (see dermis, epidermis), the outermost of which may be covered with hair, scales, feathers, etc It is mainly protective and sensory in function b) (as modifier). Related adjs cutaneous, dermatoid
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