English Explanatory Dictionary

squame

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The scale, or exopodite, of an antenna of a crustacean.
  2. A flake of dead skin tissue.
  3. A squamous (scale-like) cell.
  4. A bony plate.

Pronunciation

/skweɪm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-squame.wav

Word forms

squame squames

Etymology

From Latin squāma. Doublet of squama.

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