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derm

UK/dɜːm/US/dɝm/

derm noun: animal skin. Also the clipping of dermatologist.

Noun (1)

derm

  1. (dated) Animal skin.
  2. Synonym of dermis.
    Synonyms:
    dermis

Noun (2)

derm (plural derms)

  1. (South Africa, plural-normally, slang) Guts, entrails.
    • What are you going to do with the fish derms?
    • I don't like eating the derms of any animal.

Also used as

derm is also the clipping of dermatologist.

Synonyms of derm

Forms of derm

pluralderms

Origin of derm

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin”). Doublet of derma.

Borrowed from Afrikaans derm (“intestine”), related to Dutch darm (“intestine”). Doublet of tharm.

Words formed from derm

Words that rhyme with derm

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Questions about derm

What does derm mean?
Derm means animal skin.
What part of speech is derm?
Derm is a noun.
How do you pronounce derm?
Derm is pronounced /dɜːm/ (UK).
What is the plural of derm?
The plural of derm is derms.

Words near derm in the dictionary

  1. deriving
  2. derivitization
  3. Derker
  4. Derleth
  5. Derlethian
  6. derm
  7. derm-
  8. derma
  9. derma ray
  10. derma rays
  11. derma-

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Adapted from Wiktionary: derm (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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