osteoderms

osteoderms

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• 网络皮内成骨；膜质骨板；背部皮内成骨

词形变化

复数：osteoderms  

英汉解释

n.	1. a bony plate that lies just beneath the skin in crocodiles and some lizards, forming a protective layer

例句

But the prehistoric turtle, dubbed Odontochelys semitestacea and described in a recent edition of the journal Nature, has no osteoderms.

但是，如近期的《自然》杂志所描述的，这种名为半甲齿龟的史前龟并没有鳞片。