slough

IPA(Pronunciation)

/slʌf/

countable uncountable

The skin shed by a snake or other reptile. / Dead skin on a sore or ulcer.

Japanese Meaning

（蛇やその他の爬虫類が）脱皮により落とした皮膚 / 潰瘍や傷のある部分で剥がれた死んだ皮膚

I found a slough from a snake near the riverbank, its translucent scales still glinting in the morning sun.

川辺で蛇の抜け殻を見つけ、その透明な鱗が朝日にまだきらめいていた。

Sense（1）

The skin shed by a snake or other reptile.

That is the slough of a rattler; we must be careful.

Sense（2）

Dead skin on a sore or ulcer.

This is the slough that came off of his skin after the burn.

sloughs

（ plural ）