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fish skin

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The skin of a fish.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The leather that is made from this skin.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Suomikalannahka

Examples

“Protection from abrasion and predation is another function of the fish⟳ skin, and dermal (skin) bone arose early in fish⟳ evolution.”
“As with fish⟳ skin, the chemical composition of scales is poorly known. About 41% to 84% is organic protein, mostly albuminoids such as collagen (24%) and ichthylepidin (76%).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

fish slice fish soup Fish Springs fish steps fish stick fish stock

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