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scleritome

/ˈsklɛɹɪtoʊm/

scleritome noun: the scaly armour of some annelid worms such as machaeridians.

Noun

scleritome (plural scleritomes)

  1. The scaly armour of some annelid worms such as machaeridians

Forms of scleritome

pluralscleritomes

Origin of scleritome

From scleri- + -tome?

Questions about scleritome

What does scleritome mean?
Scleritome means the scaly armour of some annelid worms such as machaeridians.
What part of speech is scleritome?
Scleritome is a noun.
How do you pronounce scleritome?
Scleritome is pronounced /ˈsklɛɹɪtoʊm/.
What is the plural of scleritome?
The plural of scleritome is scleritomes.

Words near scleritome in the dictionary

  1. sclerines
  2. sclerite
  3. sclerites
  4. scleritic
  5. scleritis
  6. scleritome
  7. scleritomes
  8. sclero-
  9. scleroatrophic
  10. scleroatrophies
  11. scleroatrophy

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