scleroderm

1 of 2

noun

scle·​ro·​derm

plural -s

1

: triggerfish, filefish

2

: the hard tissue of the skeleton of ordinary stony or madreporarian corals

scleroderm

2 of 2

adjective

"

: sclerodermatous

Word History

Etymology

Noun

International Scientific Vocabulary scler- + -derm

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