alutaceous

adjective /ˌæljʊˈteɪʃəs/

1. leathery in color or texture.

   archaic

   Elytra a little longer than wide conjointly, finely striate, intervals with a row of moderately coarse elongate punctures each bearing a semierect hair, surface subgranularly alutaceous.

Where it comes from

Latin alutacius, from aluta (“soft leather”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry alutaceous (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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