squamose; squamous

squamose; squamous is a   Noun

Definition:

[1] Covered with, or consisting of, scales; resembling a scale; scaly; as, the squamose cones of the pine; squamous epithelial cells; the squamous portion of the temporal bone, which is so called from a fancied resemblance to a scale.

[2] Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone; squamosal.

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