SCLERODERM

Etymology

Noun

scleroderm (plural scleroderms)

(pathology) Alternative form of scleroderma.

(zoology, obsolete) One of a tribe of plectognath fishes (Sclerodermi) having the skin covered with hard scales, or plates, such as the cowfish and trunkfish.

(zoology, obsolete) One of the Sclerodermata; a madrepore.

A hardened or bony integument of various animals.

Source: Wiktionary


Scler"o*derm ( or ; 277), n. Etym: [Gr. scléroderme.] (a) (Zoöl.) One of a tribe of plectognath fishes (Sclerodermi) having the skin covered with hard scales, or plates, as the cowfish and the trunkfish. (b) One of the Sclerodermata. (c) Hardened, or bony, integument of various animals.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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