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An extinct group of fishes, supposed to be ganoids. The body and head were covered with large bony plates. See Illust. under Pterichthys, and Coccosteus.

A mill in which gunpowder is made.

A fleshy covering of a seed, lying between the external and internal integuments.

One of the Sclerodermata.

A disease of adults, characterized by a diffuse rigidity and hardness of the skin.

The stony corals; the Madreporaria.

Of or pertaining to the Sclerodermata.

The hard integument of Crustacea.

Same as Holothurioidea.

The covering of a seed; -- sometimes limited to the outer coat or testa. Lindley.

Any species of bat belonging to the genus Stenoderma, native of the West Indies and South America. These bats have a short or rudimentary tail and a peculiarly shaped nose membrane.

Of or pertaining to the genus Stenoderma, which includes several West Indian and South American nose-leaf bats.

Situated immediately below the epidermis.

A cutaneous affection due to syphilis.

Of or pertaining to the cutaneous manifestations of syphilis.

Of or pertaining to the art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals.

A person skilled in taxidermy.

The art of preparing, preserving, and mounting the skins of animals so as to represent their natural appearance, as for cabinets.

Insufficiently furnished with men; short-handed.

Having masts smaller than the usual dimension; -- said of vessels. Totten.