Definition of SCLERODERM

scleroderm

Plural: scleroderms

Noun

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

Origin / Etymology

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

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