Another word for decorticate

To remove the skin of

• strip

  1. To remove clothing or covering from:
  2. To remove or take off (clothing or covering):
  3. To remove an exterior coating, as of paint or varnish, from:

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  1. To remove clothing or covering from:
  2. To remove or take off (clothing or covering):
  3. To remove an exterior coating, as of paint or varnish, from:

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• skin

  1. The membranous tissue forming the external covering or integument of an animal and consisting in vertebrates of the epidermis and dermis.
  2. An animal pelt, especially the comparatively pliable pelt of a small or young animal:
  3. A usually thin, closely adhering outer layer:

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  1. The membranous tissue forming the external covering or integument of an animal and consisting in vertebrates of the epidermis and dermis.
  2. An animal pelt, especially the comparatively pliable pelt of a small or young animal:
  3. A usually thin, closely adhering outer layer:

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• scale

  1. One of the many small hard dermal or epidermal structures that characteristically form the external covering of fishes and reptiles and certain mammals, such as pangolins.
  2. A similar part in other animals, such as one of the thin flat overlapping structures that cover the wings of butterflies and moths.
  3. A small, thin, often flattened plant structure, such as one of the modified leaves that cover a tree bud or one of the structures that contain the reproductive organs on the cones of a conifer.

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  1. One of the many small hard dermal or epidermal structures that characteristically form the external covering of fishes and reptiles and certain mammals, such as pangolins.
  2. A similar part in other animals, such as one of the thin flat overlapping structures that cover the wings of butterflies and moths.
  3. A small, thin, often flattened plant structure, such as one of the modified leaves that cover a tree bud or one of the structures that contain the reproductive organs on the cones of a conifer.

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• peel

  1. The skin or rind of certain fruits and vegetables.
  2. A chemical peel.
  3. To strip or cut away the skin, rind, or bark from; pare.

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  1. The skin or rind of certain fruits and vegetables.
  2. A chemical peel.
  3. To strip or cut away the skin, rind, or bark from; pare.

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• pare

  1. To remove the outer covering or skin of with a knife or similar instrument:
  2. To remove by or as if by cutting, clipping, or shaving:
  3. To reduce, as in quantity or size; trim:

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  1. To remove the outer covering or skin of with a knife or similar instrument:
  2. To remove by or as if by cutting, clipping, or shaving:
  3. To reduce, as in quantity or size; trim:

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