sclerodermite
Meanings
noun
- The hard integument of crustaceans.
- A calcareous support structure, such as that produced by the corals in the Scleractinia order, by sclerosponges, and by some sea cucumbers.
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Etymology
From sclero- + Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma) + -ite.
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