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Sclerodermi

plural noun
Scle·​ro·​der·​mi

Definition of Sclerodermi

zoology, in some classifications
: a suborder or other division of Plectognathi, comprising the triggerfishes and filefishes

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History and Etymology for Sclerodermi

New Latin, from scler- + Greek derma skin

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