Meanings
adjectivekeratinous (comparative more keratinous, superlative most keratinous)
comparative more keratinous · superlative most keratinous
- Consisting of, or made from keratin.
Prum implies that, whatever their morphology, Longisquama’s appendages were not keratinous, whereas in fact, all amniote epidermal appendages consist of keratin ( 2 ).
2001 March 9, Richard O. Prum et al., “Longisquama Fossil and Feather Morphology”, in Science, volume 291, number 5510, →DOI, pages 1899–1902Synonyms: keratinaceous
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveConsisting of, or made from keratin.
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Translations
Finnish sarveisaineinen
- sarveisaineinenconsisting of keratin
Italian cheratinoso
- cheratinosoconsisting of keratin
Portuguese queratinoso
- queratinosoconsisting of keratin
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