English Explanatory Dictionary

squamous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Covered with, made of, or resembling scales; scaly.
  2. Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone; squamosal
  3. Of or pertaining to an epithelium with cells that are wider than their height (flat and scale-like).

Pronunciation

/ˈskweɪ.məs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-squamous.wav /ˈskwɑː.məs/

Word forms

squamous more squamous most squamous

Etymology

From Middle English squamous, from Latin squāmōsus, from squāma (“scale(of a fish or reptile)”).

Synonyms

squamose squamulose scaled scaly scarious squamate squamated squamiferous squamoid furfuraceous squamous squarrose

Antonyms

esquamulose scaleless

Related words

squama

Derived words

adenosquamous basosquamous erythematosquamous neosquamous nonsquamous papulosquamous petrosquamous simple squamous epithelium squammy squamously squamousness squamous suture subsquamous tympanosquamous
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