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squa⋅ma

  [skwey-muh]
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–noun, plural -mae  [-mee] .
a scale or scalelike part, as of epidermis or bone.
Origin:
1700–10; < L squāma scale
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squa·ma   (skwā'mə, skwä'-)   
n.   pl. squa·mae (-mē')

  1. A scale or scalelike structure.

  2. A thin platelike mass, as of bone.


[Latin squāma.]
squa'mate' (-māt') adj.
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Main Entry: squa·ma
Pronunciation: 'skwA-m&, 'skwä-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural squa·mae /'skwA-"mE,'skwä-"mI/
: a structure resembling a scale or plate: as a : the curved platelike posterior portion of the occipital bone b : the verticalportion of the frontal bone that forms the forehead c : the thin anterior upper portion of the temporal bone
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squama squa·ma (skwā'mə, skwä'-)
n. pl. squa·mae (-mē')

  1. A thin platelike mass, as of bone.

  2. A scale or scalelike structure.

squa'mate' (-māt') adj.

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