squamous

[ skwey-muhs ]

adjective
  1. covered with or formed of squamae; scaly.

  2. like a scale.

Origin of squamous

1
First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin squāmōsus “covered with scales, scaly”; see squama, -ous
  • Also squamosal, squa·mose [skwey-mohs, skwuh-mohs]. /ˈskweɪ moʊs, skwəˈmoʊs/.

Other words from squamous

  • squa·mous·ly, squa·mose·ly, adverb
  • squa·mous·ness, squa·mose·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for squamous

squamous

squamose (ˈskweɪməʊs)

/ (ˈskweɪməs) /


adjectivebiology
  1. (of epithelium) consisting of one or more layers of flat platelike cells

  2. covered with, formed of, or resembling scales

Origin of squamous

1
C16: from Latin squāmōsus, from squāma a scale

Derived forms of squamous

  • squamously or squamosely, adverb
  • squamousness or squamoseness, noun

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