squamosal
Americanadjective
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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.
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Zoology. pertaining to a corresponding bone in other vertebrates.
noun
noun
adjective
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of or relating to this bone
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a less common word for squamous
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Etymology
Origin of squamosal
1840–50; < Latin squāmōs ( us ) squamous + -al 1
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In mammals, the dentary bone joins the skull at the squamosal bone, while in other vertebrates, the quadrate bone of the jaw joins with the articular bone of the skull.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
It has especially prominent squamosal horns, an especially rugose-looking integument, and a neat, mottled pattern that involves black blotches on a greenish or yellowish ground colour.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 22, 2014
The entire distal surface of the proötic is in contact with the posterior arm of the squamosal.
From The Systematics of the Frogs of the Hyla Rubra Group in Middle America by Juan R. león
The squamosal is broad posteriorly but its anterior arm is slender and not in contact with the maxillary.
From The Systematics of the Frogs of the Hyla Rubra Group in Middle America by Juan R. león
The more massive squamosal in large adult females of S. sordida extends at least two-thirds of the distance to the maxillary.
From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by William E. Duellman
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