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“shagreened”
shagreened (adjective) (not comparable)
Referring to a surface that is covered with a fine but close-set and irregular roughness: The outside layer of a shark's skin is said to be shagreened with a rough surface.
The shagreened surface of the cuticle of an insect can be rough or spiny,
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Ant and Related Entomology Terms
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