Squama Definition
skwāmə, skwä-
squamae
noun
A scale or scalelike part of an animal or plant.
Webster's New World
A thin platelike mass, as of bone.
American Heritage Medicine
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Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Squama
Noun
Singular:
squamaPlural:
squamaeOrigin of Squama
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Latin a scale.
From Wiktionary
Latin squāma
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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