What is a tough, horny animal substance entering into the composition of the skeleton of sponges, and other invertebrates; -- called also keratode called?
keratose — A tough, horny animal substance entering into the composition of the skeleton of sponges, and other invertebrates; -- called also keratode. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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