squamosal
(skwə mō′səl)
adjective
- squamous
- Zool. designating or of a bone in the skull of lower vertebrates analogous to the squamous portion of the temporal bone in humans
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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