-DERMATOUS


Meaning of -DERMATOUS in English

a combining form meaning "skinned," "possessing skin," used to form compound words in which the initial element specifies the type of skin: xerodermatous.

Cf. -derm .

[ -dermatos, adj. deriv. of dérma, s. dermat- skin; see -OUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .