"fishskin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fishskins [plural]
Etymology: fish + skin Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fish|skin}} fish + skin Head templates: {{en-noun}} fishskin (plural fishskins)
  1. The skin of a fish. Categories (topical): Hides Related terms: fishskin disease (alt: ichthyosis)

Inflected forms

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