sclerodermatous

American

[skleer-uh-dur-muh-tuhs, skler-] / ˌsklɪər əˈdɜr mə təs, ˌsklɛr- /

adjective

Zoology. covered with a hardened tissue, as scales.
of or relating to scleroderma.

sclerodermatous British

/ ˌsklɪərəʊˈdɜːmətəs /

adjective

(of animals) possessing a hard external covering of scales or plates
of or relating to scleroderma

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Etymology

Origin of sclerodermatous

First recorded in 1895–1900; sclero- + -dermatous

Example Sentences

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Rugosa, rōō-gō′sa, n. an order of sclerodermatous stone corals.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

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