sclerodermite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The hard integument of crustaceans.
  2. A calcareous support structure, such as that produced by the corals in the Scleractinia order, by sclerosponges, and by some sea cucumbers.

Word forms

sclerodermite sclerodermites

Etymology

From sclero- + Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma) + -ite.

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