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scleroderm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scle-ro-derm
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of scleroderma.

noun

One of a tribe of plectognath fishes (Sclerodermi) having the skin covered with hard scales, or plates, such as the cowfish and trunkfish.

Obsolete

noun

One of the Sclerodermata; a madrepore.

Obsolete

noun

A hardened or bony integument of various animals.

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

scleroderms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Scleroderma

Questions

What does scleroderm mean?
Alternative form of scleroderma.
Where does scleroderm come from?
Ancient Greek σκληρόδερμος (sklēródermos, “with hard skin”); by surface analysis, sclero- + -derm.

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