derm
derm · derms
Animal skinAnimal skin.
UK/dɜːm/US/dɝm/
Meaning
3 senses(dated)Animal skin.
Synonym of dermis.
(South Africa, usually plural, slang)Guts, entrails.
What are you going to do with the fish derms?
I don't like eating the derms of any animal.
Origin
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin”). Doublet of derma. Borrowed frLearned borrowing from Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin”). Doublet of derma.
Borrowed from Afrikaans derm (“intestine”), related to Dutch darm (“intestine”). Doublet of tharm.
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