单词 | squama |
释义 | squama[ skwey-muh ] / ˈskweɪ mə / noun, plural squa·mae [skwey-mee]. /ˈskweɪ mi/.a scale or scalelike part, as of epidermis or bone. Origin of squamaFirst recorded in 1700–10, squama is from the Latin word squāma scale Words nearby squamasquall, squall line, squally, squalor, squam-, squama, squamate, squamation, squamiform, Squamish, squamo- Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for squama
British Dictionary definitions for squamasquama / (ˈskweɪmə) / noun plural -mae (-miː)biology a scale or scalelike structure Derived forms of squamasquamate (ˈskweɪmeɪt), adjectiveWord Origin for squamaC18: from Latin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for squamasquama [ skwā′mə, skwä′- ] n. pl. squa•mae (-mē′)A thin platelike mass, as of bone. A scale or scalelike structure. Other words from squamasqua′mate′ (-māt′) adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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