squama – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
squama
n.
scale, part which resembles a scale
Squama
Squama (or
squamous,
squame) refers to a structure shaped like a decumbent
scale of a
fish.
squama
Noun
1. a protective structure resembling a scale
(hypernym) scale
(hyponym) alula, calypter
squama
nf.
scale, one of many thin plates forming a protective covering
squamare
v.
scale, flake
Squama
(n.)
A scale cast off from the skin; a thin dry shred consisting of epithelium.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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