fish skin
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Protection from abrasion and predation is another function of the fish skin, and dermal (skin) bone arose early in fish evolution."
- "As with fish skin, the chemical composition of scales is poorly known. About 41% to 84% is organic protein, mostly albuminoids such as collagen (24%) and ichthylepidin (76%)."