protective covering
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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
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
It could be Isaiah Mobley if the USC star forward who broke his nose last week opts for a protective covering against the Bruins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2022
One of the last jobs for engineers ahead of lift-off was to hoist Webb atop its rocket and then enclose it behind a protective covering, or fairing.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2021
Nature shows her extreme care of it for in making bark she has formed for the delicate cambium a perfect protective covering.
From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Fourth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. November 18 and 19, 1913 by Northern Nut Growers Association
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