SQUAMOUS


Meaning of SQUAMOUS in English

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

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