adj.
Pronunciation: ' skw ā -m ə s also ' skwä-
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin squamosus, from squama scale
Date: 15th century
1 a : covered with or consisting of scales : SCALY b : of, relating to, or being a stratified epithelium that consists at least in its outer layers of small scalelike cells
2 : of, relating to, or being the anterior upper portion of the temporal bone of most mammals including humans