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Results for “horny”

Ichthyological terms, not general ones.

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  • horny

    Hard and rough in texture.

    Used in 35 profiles

  • coral

    Any marine animal of the class Anthozoa, these being characterised by possessing a horny or calcareous skeleton, aggregations of which form coral reefs and islands.

    Used in 13 profiles

  • keratin

    Tough, fibrous, insoluble, structural protein forming certain horny structures such as breeding tubercules in some fishes. The principle constituent of hair, nails, horns, and hooves in higher animals.

  • scute

    Horny, bony external plate or modified scale found in some fishes.

    Used in 11 profiles

  • unculus

    Horny projection originating from a single cell of the epidermis found on the disc of Garra sp. and catfishes of the family Sisoridae, for example.