- Dermoskeleton
- Dermoskeleton \Der`mo*skel"e*ton\, n. [Derm + skeleton.] (Anat.) See {Exoskeleton}. [1913 Webster] ||
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Dermoskeleton
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dermoskeleton — the bones of dermal origin, including scales, teeth, the dermocranium and the dermal pectoral girdle … Dictionary of ichthyology
dermoskeleton — n. [Gr. derma, skin; sketeto, dried hard] The exoskeleton … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
dermoskeleton — SYN: exoskeleton (1). * * * der·mo·skel·e·ton (dur″mo skelґə tən) exoskeleton … Medical dictionary
dermoskeleton — der·mo·skeleton … English syllables
dermoskeleton — ˌdərmə+ noun Etymology: derm + skeleton 1. : exoskeleton 2. : the portion of the vertebrate skeleton that develops as membrane bone … Useful english dictionary
Covering scale — Scale Scale, n. [Cf. AS. scealu, scalu, a shell, parings; akin to D. schaal, G. schale, OHG. scala, Dan. & Sw. skal a shell, Dan. ski[ae]l a fish scale, Goth. skalja tile, and E. shale, shell, and perhaps also to scale of a balance; but perhaps… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Exoskeleton — Ex o*skel e*ton, n. [Exo + skeleton] (Anat.) The hardened parts of the external integument of an animal, including hair, feathers, nails, horns, scales, etc.,as well as the armor of armadillos and many reptiles, and the shells or hardened… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fe3O4 — Scale Scale, n. [Cf. AS. scealu, scalu, a shell, parings; akin to D. schaal, G. schale, OHG. scala, Dan. & Sw. skal a shell, Dan. ski[ae]l a fish scale, Goth. skalja tile, and E. shale, shell, and perhaps also to scale of a balance; but perhaps… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ganoid scale — Scale Scale, n. [Cf. AS. scealu, scalu, a shell, parings; akin to D. schaal, G. schale, OHG. scala, Dan. & Sw. skal a shell, Dan. ski[ae]l a fish scale, Goth. skalja tile, and E. shale, shell, and perhaps also to scale of a balance; but perhaps… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scale — Scale, n. [Cf. AS. scealu, scalu, a shell, parings; akin to D. schaal, G. schale, OHG. scala, Dan. & Sw. skal a shell, Dan. ski[ae]l a fish scale, Goth. skalja tile, and E. shale, shell, and perhaps also to scale of a balance; but perhaps rather… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
