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sclerous
scle·rous [ sklrəss, sklérrəss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. hard: describes animal parts that are bony or scaly
2. hardened: describes body tissue or body parts that have become especially hardened, as a result of the deposition of minerals
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