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English → English (gcide) Definition: Periostracum Periostracum \Per`i*os"tra*cum\, n.; pl. Periostraca. [NL., fr. Gr. ? around + ? shell of a testacean.] (Zo["o]l.) A chitinous membrane covering the exterior of many shells; -- called also epidermis. [1913 Webster]