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fish skin en · NOUN

Etymology

From fish + skin.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The skin of a fish.
   • Protection from abrasion and predation is another function of the fish skin, and dermal (skin) bone arose early in fish evolution. 1974, Encyclopaedia Britannica Publishers, Inc. Staff, The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, page 333:
   • As with fish skin, the chemical composition of scales is poorly known. About 41% to 84% is organic protein, mostly albuminoids such as collagen (24%) and ichthylepidin (76%). 1997, Douglas E. Facey, Brian W. Bowen, Bruce B. Collette, Gene S. Helfman, The Diversity of Fishes - Biology, Evolution and Ecology:
2. (countable, uncountable) The leather that is made from this skin.

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Deriveds

fishskin disease