keratinous
English
Adjective
keratinous (comparative more keratinous, superlative most keratinous)
- Consisting of, or made from keratin.
- Synonym: keratinaceous
- 2001 March 9, Richard O. Prum et al., “Longisquama Fossil and Feather Morphology”, in Science, volume 291, number 5510, , pages 1899–1902:
- Prum implies that, whatever their morphology, Longisquama’s appendages were not keratinous, whereas in fact, all amniote epidermal appendages consist of keratin ( 2 ).
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consisting of keratin
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