integumentary pattern

noun

All the features of the skin, feathers, etc. of an animal that are arranged in designs; especially, the configuration of epidermal ridges (dermatoglyphics) characteristic of primates.

Meanings

nounintegumentary pattern (plural integumentary patterns)

plural integumentary patterns

  1. anatomyAll the features of the skin, feathers, etc. of an animal that are arranged in designs; especially, the configuration of epidermal ridges (dermatoglyphics) characteristic of primates.
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