squamosal

(skwə mōsəl)

adjective

  1. squamous
  2. Zool. designating or of a bone in the skull of lower vertebrates analogous to the squamous portion of the temporal bone in humans

noun

a squamosal bone

See squamosal in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Of or relating to the thin, platelike part of the human temporal bone or to a corresponding part in other vertebrates.
noun
A squamosal bone.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin squāmōsus, squamous; see squamous

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