squamae
- plural of squama.
Example Sentences
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The "porcupine-man" seen by Baker contracted small-pox, and his skin was temporarily freed from the squamae, but these reappeared shortly afterward.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
Post-alar membrane: the strip of membrane connecting the squamae with the scutellum.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
