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derm.

Animal skin.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/dɜːm/Received-Pronunciation/dɝm/General-American
  1. Animal skin.

    dated
  2. Synonym of dermis.

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin”). Doublet of derma.

noun/dɜːm/Received-Pronunciation/dɝm/General-American
  1. Guts, entrails.

    South-Africa · plural-normally · slang
    What are you going to do with the fish derms?
    I don't like eating the derms of any animal.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Afrikaans derm (“intestine”), related to Dutch darm (“intestine”). Doublet of tharm.

noun/dɜːm/Received-Pronunciation/dɝm/General-American
  1. Clipping of dermatologist.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · slang
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