squama
[ skwey-muh ]
/ ˈskweɪ mə /
noun, plural squa·mae [skwey-mee] /ˈskweɪ mi/.
a scale or scalelike part, as of epidermis or bone.
Origin of squama
First recorded in 1700–10,
squama is from the Latin word
squāma scale
Words nearby squama
squall,
squall line,
squally,
squalor,
squam-,
squama,
squamate,
squamation,
squamiform,
squamish,
squamo-
Example sentences from the Web for squama
Calypter: Diptera; the alula or squama when it covers the haltere.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology |John. B. SmithAt seventy the squama of the temporal bone unites with the parietal, and at eighty the entire cranium has become a single bone.
Pedagogical Anthropology |Maria Montessori
British Dictionary definitions for squama
squama
/ (ˈskweɪmə) /
noun plural -mae (-miː)
biology
a scale or scalelike structure
Derived forms of squama
squamate (ˈskweɪmeɪt), adjectiveWord Origin for squama
C18: from Latin
Medical definitions for squama
squama
[ skwā′mə, skwä′- ]
n. pl. squa•mae (-mē′)
A thin platelike mass, as of bone.
A scale or scalelike structure.