skin vs body covering

skin and body covering both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
skin	Yes	No	Yes	No
body covering	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, body covering is a hypernym of skin; that is, body covering is a word with a broader meaning than skin:

As nouns, body covering is a hypernym of skin; that is, body covering is a word with a broader meaning than skin:

Other hypernyms of skin include connective tissue.

skin (noun)	body covering (noun)
body covering of a living animal	any covering for the body or a body part
an outer surface (usually thin)
a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
the rind of a fruit or vegetable
a member of any of several British or American groups consisting predominantly of young people who shave their heads; some engage in white supremacist and anti-immigrant activities and this leads to the perception that all skinheads are racist and violent
a person whose head is bald or shaved
a person's skin regarded as their life

skin (verb)	body covering (verb)
remove the skin from
remove the bark of a tree
bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling