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A tough, horny animal substance entering into the composition of the skeleton of sponges, and other invertebrates; -- called also keratode.

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  1. n. A tough, horny animal substance entering into the composition of the skeleton of sponges, and other invertebrates; -- called also keratode.
  2. a. Containing hornlike fibers or fibers of keratose; belonging to the Keratosa.
  3. A tough, horny animal substance entering into the composition of the skeleton of sponges, and other invertebrates; -- called also keratode. Containing hornlike fibers or fibers of keratose; belonging to the Keratosa.
  4. A tough, horny animal substance entering into the compositionof the skeleton of sponges, and other invertebrates; -- called alsokeratode.
  5. n. A tough, horny animal substance entering into the composition of the skeleton of sponges, and other invertebrates; -- called also keratode. a. Containing hornlike fibers or fibers of keratose; belonging to the Keratosa.