'Squama' definitions:
Definition of 'squama'
(from WordNet)
noun
A protective structure resembling a scale
Definition of 'Squama'
From: GCIDE
- Squama \Squa"ma\ (skw[=a]"m[.a]), n.; pl. Squamae (-m[=e]). [L. a scale.] (Med.) A scale cast off from the skin; a thin dry shred consisting of epithelium. [1913 Webster]