Etymology

scleroderm

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Today it means: One of a tribe of plectognath fishes (Sclerodermi) having the skin covered with hard scales, or plates, such as the cowfish and trunkfish. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σκληρόδερμος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσκληρόδερμος“with hard skin”
  2. English todayscleroderm

Ancient Greek σκληρόδερμος (sklēródermos, “with hard skin”); by surface analysis, sclero- + -derm.

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