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squamose
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squamose, a. [L. squamosus, fr. squama a scale: cf. F. squameux.].
- Covered with, or consisting of, scales; resembling a scale; scaly; as, the squamose cones of the pine; squamous epithelial cells; the squamous portion of the temporal bone, which is so called from a fancied resemblance to a scale. [1913 Webster]
- Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone; squamosal. [1913 Webster]
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