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squamosal

squamosal adjective: of or pertaining to the platelike part of the temporal bone.

Adjective

squamosal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the platelike part of the temporal bone

Noun

squamosal (plural squamosals)

  1. The platelike part of the temporal bone
    • In the absence (e.g., Figs. 31 b, 33, 44, 45, etc.) of the intertemporal and supratemporals, the parietals articulate directly with the squamosals and postorbitals; in the Chelonia (Fig. 30) and Crocodilia, also directly with the pterygoids. Fused in most late reptiles (e.g., Figs. 69, 72).1925, Samuel Wendell Williston, “Chapter 1”, in The Osteology of the Reptiles

squamosal meaning in Tamil

squamosal in Tamil

செதிளென்பு, ஸ்குவாமோசல்

Forms of squamosal

pluralsquamosals

Words formed from squamosal

Phrases with squamosal

Questions about squamosal

What does squamosal mean?
Squamosal means of or pertaining to the platelike part of the temporal bone.
What is squamosal in Tamil?
Squamosal in Tamil is செதிளென்பு, ஸ்குவாமோசல். See Squamosal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is squamosal?
Squamosal can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near squamosal in the dictionary

  1. squamocolumnar
  2. squamodisc
  3. squamodiscs
  4. squamoid
  5. squamoproliferative
  6. squamosal
  7. squamosal bone
  8. squamosal bones
  9. squamosal suture
  10. squamosal sutures
  11. squamosals

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Adapted from Wiktionary: squamosal (page history and authors); squamosal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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