protective covering
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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
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
The latter fact is related to the habit of the majority of the Octopoda of guarding or “incubating” their eggs, which have little protective covering.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various
