protective covering

Noun protective covering has 2 senses

• protective covering(n = noun.artifact) protection, protective cover - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors"
has particulars: armor, armour, bell glass, bell jar, binder, ring-binder, back, binding, book binding, cover, blind, screen, armguard, bracer, cap, cloche, coaster, cold frame, crystal, watch crystal, watch glass, dust cover, faceplate, cladding, facing, fall-board, fallboard, escutcheon, finger plate, scutcheon, heat shield, bonnet, cowl, cowling, hood, housing, liner, lining, mask, mulch, roof, roof, screen, shade, sheath, overlay, overlayer, sheathing, shelter, shield, dashboard, splashboard, splasher, splasher, testudo, thumbstall, toecap, splashboard, washboard
is a kind of covering

• protective covering(n = noun.animal) - the tough natural covering of some organisms;
has particulars: armor, armour, scute, sclerite, clypeus
is a kind of body covering