Scler"o*derm (? or ?; 277), n. [Gr.
sklhro`s hard + de`rma skin: cf. F.
scléroderme.] (a) (Zoöl.)
One of a tribe of plectognath fishes (Sclerodermi) having
the skin covered with hard scales, or plates, as the cowfish and the
trunkfish. (b) One of the
Sclerodermata. (c) Hardened, or bony,
integument of various animals.
Scler"o*derm (? or ?; 277), n. [Gr.
sklhro`s hard + de`rma skin: cf. F.
scléroderme.] (a) (Zoöl.)
One of a tribe of plectognath fishes (Sclerodermi) having
the skin covered with hard scales, or plates, as the cowfish and the
trunkfish. (b) One of the
Sclerodermata. (c) Hardened, or bony,
integument of various animals.