'Squamous' definitions:

Definition of 'Squamous'

From: GCIDE
  • Squamose \Squa*mose"\ (skw[.a]*m[=o]s" or skw[=a]"m[=o]s`), Squamous \Squa"mous\ (skw[=a]"m[u^]s), a. [L. squamosus, fr. squama a scale: cf. F. squameux.]
  • 1. 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]
  • 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone; squamosal. [1913 Webster]

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