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squama

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squa·ma  (skwm, skwä-)
n. pl. squa·mae (-m)
1. A scale or scalelike structure.
2. A thin platelike mass, as of bone.
[Latin squma.]
squamate (-mt) adj.
squama [ˈskweɪmə]
n pl -mae [-miː]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology a scale or scalelike structure
[from Latin]
squamate  [ˈskweɪmeɪt] adj
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Noun1.squama - a protective structure resembling a scalesquama - a protective structure resembling a scale
scale - a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
alula, calypter - scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly
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