ˈskwāmə noun
( plural squa·mae -ˌmē)
Etymology: Latin
: a scale or a structure resembling a scale:
a. : an alula, tegula, or calypter at the base of the wing above the halter of a dipterous insect
b. : the exopodite of the antenna (as of certain crustaceans)
c. : squamosa