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Answer for the clue "Site of the sense of touch ", 8 letters:
tegument

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"a covering, a natural protection of the body or some part of it," mid-15c., from Latin tegumentum "a covering, a cover," from tegere "to cover," from PIE root *(s)teg- (2) "to cover" (see stegosaurus ). Related: Tegumentary .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Something which covers; a covering or coating. 2 (context anatomy obsolete English) A natural covering of the body or of a bodily organ; an integument.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Tegument may refer to: Integumentary system , the organ system that protects the body from various kinds of damage, such as loss of water or abrasion from outside Tegument (helminth) Viral tegument