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corium
co·ri·um [ káwree əm ] (plural co·ri·a [ káwree ə ])


noun 
Definition:
 
1. dermatology 
Same as  dermis
2. part of insect's wing: the leathery middle part of the forewing of some insects
[Early 19th century. < Latin, "hide, leather"]
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