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Definition of: squamous
(skwā′məs) adjective
1. Covered with scales; scaly; scalelike.
2. Anat. Designating the vertical plate of the temporal bone. Also squa′mose (-mōs). [<L squamosus <squama a scale]
—squa′mous·ly adverb
—squa′mous·ness noun
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