Squamae
noun, plural squamae
[skwey-mee] /ˈskweɪ mi/ (Show IPA)
1.
a scale or scalelike part, as of epidermis or bone.
noun (pl) -mae (-miː)
1.
(biology) a scale or scalelike structure
squama squa·ma (skwā’mə, skwä’-)
n. pl. squa·mae (-mē’)
A thin platelike mass, as of bone.
A scale or scalelike structure.
squa’mate’ (-māt’) adj.
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- Squamate
adjective 1. provided or covered with squamae or scales; scaly.
- Squamation
noun 1. the state of being squamate. 2. the arrangement of the squamae or scales of an animal. noun 1. the condition of having or forming scales or squamae 2. the arrangement of scales in fishes or reptiles
- Squamiform
adjective 1. shaped like a scale. adjective 1. (biology) resembling a scale: squamiform cells
- Squamo-
1. a combining form of squama: squamocellular. squamo- pref. Scale; scaly: squamosal.
- Squamosa
squamosa squa·mo·sa (skwā-mō’sə) n. pl. squa·mo·sae (-sē) The squama of the temporal bone or of the frontal and occipital bones.