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noun
The hard integument of crustaceans.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Synonyms: sclerenchyma
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noun
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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Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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History
From sclero- + Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma) + -ite.
