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scleroderm

scleroderm noun: one of a tribe of plectognath fishes (Sclerodermi) having the skin covered with hard scales, or plates, such as the cowfish and trunkfish. Also the alternative form of scleroderma.

Noun

scleroderm (plural scleroderms)

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

Also used as

scleroderm is also the alternative form of scleroderma.

Forms of scleroderm

pluralscleroderms

Origin of scleroderm

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

Questions about scleroderm

What does scleroderm mean?
Scleroderm means one of a tribe of plectognath fishes (Sclerodermi) having the skin covered with hard scales, or plates, such as the cowfish and trunkfish.
What part of speech is scleroderm?
Scleroderm is a noun.
What is the plural of scleroderm?
The plural of scleroderm is scleroderms.

Words near scleroderm in the dictionary

  1. sclerocorneal
  2. sclerocyte
  3. sclerocytes
  4. sclerocytic
  5. sclerodactyly
  6. scleroderm
  7. scleroderma
  8. sclerodermal
  9. sclerodermas
  10. sclerodermataceous
  11. sclerodermatoid

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