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pholidosis

pholidosis noun: the pattern made by the scales of a reptile.

Noun

pholidosis

  1. The pattern made by the scales of a reptile

Origin of pholidosis

From Ancient Greek φολῐ́ς (pholĭ́s, “horny scale”) + -osis.

Questions about pholidosis

What does pholidosis mean?
Pholidosis means the pattern made by the scales of a reptile.
What part of speech is pholidosis?
Pholidosis is a noun.

Words near pholidosis in the dictionary

  1. pholidichthyids
  2. pholidophorid
  3. pholidophorids
  4. pholidosaurid
  5. pholidosaurids
  6. pholidosis
  7. pholidotan
  8. pholidotans
  9. pholidote
  10. pholidotes
  11. pholidotic

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