Meanings
suffix
- having a specified type skin
Origin
- Ancient Greekδέρμα“skin”
- English-dermatous
From Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin”), genitive δέρματος (dérmatos) + -ous.
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-dermatous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-dermatous
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