SQUAMOUS


Meaning of SQUAMOUS in English

— squamously, squamosely , adv. — squamousness, squamoseness , n.

/skway"meuhs/ , adj.

1. covered with or formed of squamae or scales.

2. scalelike.

Also, squamosal, squamose /skway"mohs, skweuh mohs"/ .

[ 1535-45; squamosus. See SQUAMA, -OUS ]

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