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squamosal

American  
[skwuh-moh-suhl] / skwəˈmoʊ səl /

adjective

  1. Anatomy. of or relating to the thin, scalelike portion of the temporal bone that is situated on the side of the skull above and behind the ear.

  2. Zoology. pertaining to a corresponding bone in other vertebrates.

  3. squamous.

noun

  1. a squamosal bone.

squamosal British  
/ skwəˈməʊsəl /

noun

  1. a thin platelike paired bone in the skull of vertebrates: in mammals it forms part of the temporal bone

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adjective

  1. of or relating to this bone

  2. a less common word for squamous

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Other Word Forms

  • supersquamosal adjective

Etymology

Origin of squamosal

1840–50; < Latin squāmōs ( us ) squamous + -al 1

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