scleroderm

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noun

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

OriginAncient Greek σκληρόδερμος →
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Meanings

nounscleroderm (plural scleroderms)

plural scleroderms

  1. alternativemedicineAlternative form of scleroderma.
  2. obsoletebiologyOne of a tribe of plectognath fishes (Sclerodermi) having the skin covered with hard scales, or plates, such as the cowfish and trunkfish.
  3. obsoletebiologyOne of the Sclerodermata; a madrepore.
  4. A hardened or bony integument of various animals.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
scleroderma

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσκληρόδερμος“with hard skin”
  2. Englishscleroderm

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

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