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fishskin

fishskin is the alternative form of fish skin.

Meaning of fish skin

Noun

fish skin (countable and uncountable, plural fish skins)

  1. The skin of a fish.
    • Protection from abrasion and predation is another function of the fish skin, and dermal (skin) bone arose early in fish evolution.1974, Encyclopaedia Britannica Publishers, Inc. Staff, The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, page 333
  2. The leather that is made from this skin.

Forms of fishskin

pluralfishskins

Words formed from fishskin

Phrases with fishskin

Questions about fishskin

What is fishskin the alternative form of?
Fishskin is the alternative form of fish skin.

Words near fishskin in the dictionary

  1. fishscales
  2. fishseller
  3. fishsellers
  4. fishsicle
  5. fishsicles
  6. fishskin
  7. fishskin disease
  8. fishskin diseases
  9. fishskins
  10. fishsona
  11. fishsonas

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