MEANING
Marked by pronounced wrinkles, ridges, or folds.
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Folded abnormal skin; a deeply ridged organic surface; a creature with an unfamiliar textureSeparate wrinkles from scales so the surface remains visually specific.
Words that belong together
- rugose skin
- rugose surface
- rugose folds
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The creature's rugose skin folded around each joint.
A rugose membrane lined the inside of the sac.
He traced the photograph's rugose surface without touching the specimen.
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- rugose
Usage notes
Primary category: horror. Technical or uncommon descriptive word; denotes folded topography rather than scales or warts. Not inherently diseased or aged. Adjective; comparison: more rugose, most rugose. Derived/related family (not inflections): rugosity (noun).
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