- -dermatous
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adjective combining form
Etymology: Greek dermat-, derma skin
having a (specified) type of skin <pachydermatous>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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-dermatous — a combining form meaning skinned, possessing skin, used to form compound words in which the initial element specifies the type of skin: xerodermatous. Cf. derm. [ < Gk dermatos, adj. deriv. of dérma, s. dermat skin; see OUS] * * * … Universalium
-dermatous — der·ma·tous … English syllables
-dermatous — |dərməd.əs, ə̄m , əim , mətəs adjective combining form Etymology: New Latin dermata + English ous : having a (specified) type of skin sclerodermatous * * * a combining form meaning skinned, possessing skin, used to form compound words in which… … Useful english dictionary
-derm — var. of dermatous, usually with nouns (melanoderm; pachyderm), or var. of dermis (blastoderm; ectoderm; mesoderm). [prob. < F derme ( < Gk dermos skinned, adj. deriv. of dérma skin; or < dermis DERMIS); or directly < Gk dermos] * * * … Universalium
echinoderm — /i kuy neuh derrm , ek euh neuh /, n. any marine animal of the invertebrate phylum Echinodermata, having a radiating arrangement of parts and a body wall stiffened by calcareous pieces that may protrude as spines and including the starfishes, sea … Universalium
sclerodermatous — /sklear euh derr meuh teuhs, skler /, adj. 1. Zool. covered with a hardened tissue, as scales. 2. of or pertaining to scleroderma. [1895 1900; SCLERO + DERMATOUS] * * * … Universalium
-derm — ˌdərm, ə̄m, əim noun combining form ( s) Etymology: probably from French derme, from Greek derma : skin : covering : integument blastoderm * * * v … Useful english dictionary
sclerodermatous — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|dərməd.əs adjective Etymology: scler + dermatous 1. a. : having a hard external covering (as of bony plates or horny scales) b. : having a skeleton of scleroderm 2. [New Latin sclerodermat , scleroderma + English ous] … Useful english dictionary
