protective covering
Example Sentences
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Adult scale insects form a grayish to dark brown protective covering called a test that resembles an oyster or mussel shell.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
The pictures show a protective covering marked "Larson".
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2024
Normally, barriers exist within the protective covering of the brain, called the meninges, to prevent unwanted spillage into the brain.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023
If the egg develops outside the body, it usually has a protective covering over it.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
You have done well, youngster," he congratulated his helper, as he began to take off his protective covering, "Without your aid I could not have accomplished nearly this much during one period of labor.
From Skylark Three by Hans Waldemar Wessolowski
