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单词 osteoderm
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osteodermn.

Brit. /ˈɒstɪədəːm/, U.S. /ˈɑstioʊˌdərm/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: osteo- comb. form, -derm comb. form.
Etymology: < osteo- comb. form + -derm comb. form. Compare earlier osteodermal adj., osteodermatous adj., and slightly earlier osteodermous adj. Compare French ostéoderme (noun) cartilaginous fish (1806, Duméril), bony plate on a reptile's skin (1928).
Zoology.
A bony plate in the skin, esp. of a reptile.
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1898 H. Gadow Classif. Vertebrata 27 Body scaly without osteoderms.
1902 Proc. Zool. Soc. 1 208 Exquisite examples of true dermal bones are those ossifications ‘within the skin’ which in Amphibia and Reptiles are now generally called osteoderms.
1969 A. Bellairs Life of Reptiles II. vii. 319 Many reptiles have an armour of bony scutes or osteoderms in the dermal layers of the skin.
1999 Nature 18 Mar. 205/3 We..determined longevity by counting growth rings in dorsal osteoderms from several individuals.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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