mail-cheeked

American

[meyl-cheekt] / ˈmeɪlˌtʃikt /

adjective

(of certain fishes) having the cheeks crossed with a bony plate.

Etymology

Origin of mail-cheeked

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

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Sclerog′enous, producing sclerous tissue: mail-cheeked, as a fish; Sclē′roid, hard, scleritic.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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