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covering(noun, case, shield, casing)
2
cutis(noun, deception, case, hide, surface)
2
derma(noun, deception, case, hide, surface)
2
dermis(noun, deception, case, hide, surface)
2
epidermis(noun, deception, case, hide, surface)
2
hull(noun, deception, case, hide, shield)
2
lamina(noun, deception, downs, skin, pelt)
2
peel(noun, deception, hide, surface, bark)
2
scale(noun, case, shield, covering, frame)
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scutum
2
sheathing(noun, hide, surface, shell, bark)
2
shuck(noun, deception, case, hide, shield)
2
tegument(noun, deception, hide, surface, bark)
2
test
2
vellum(noun, deception, hide, surface, bark)
1
aegis
1
armet
1
armored vest(expression, idiom, defense)
1
backplate
1
bark(noun, hide, surface, pelt, coating)
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