squamous
/ˈskweɪ.məs/US/ˈskweɪ.məs/
squamous adjective: covered with, made of, or resembling scales; scaly.
Adjective
squamous (comparative more squamous, superlative most squamous)
- Covered with, made of, or resembling scales; scaly.
- In the squamous heads of Scabius, Knapweed, and the elegant Jacea Pinea, and in the Scaly composure of the Oak-Rose, which some years most aboundeth.1658, Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus, Folio Society, published 2007, page 180
- I might call it gigantic - tentacled - proboscidian - octopus-eyed - semi-amorphous - plastic - partly squamous and partly rugose - ugh!1933, H. P. Lovecraft, Hazel Heald, Out of the Aeons
- Synonyms:
- squamose, squamulose, scaled, scaly, scarious, squamate, squamated, squamiferous, squamoid, furfuraceous
- Antonyms:
- esquamulose, scaleless
- Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone; squamosal
- Of or pertaining to an epithelium with cells that are wider than their height (flat and scale-like).
squamous meaning in Tamil and Arabic
squamous in Tamil
- செதிளுடைய, செதிள், தகட்டு
squamous in Arabic
- scaly
- مُحَرْشَف muḥaršaf, حَرْشَفِيّ ḥaršafiyy
Examples of squamous in a sentence
- We spread the papers on the least squamous section of the floor and lay down; the smell was not so bad at ground level.1973, Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me, Penguin, published 2001, page 133:
- (And we'll never find out whether the last thought to pass through the mind of the captain of the Thresher was, "It's squamous and rugose," or simply, "It's squamous!")2001, Charles Stross, The Atrocity Archive, trade paperback 2006 edition, page 66:
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Forms of squamous
| comparative | more squamous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most squamous |
Origin of squamous
From Middle English squamous, from Latin squāmōsus, from squāma (“scale(of a fish or reptile)”).
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Questions about squamous
- What does squamous mean?
- Squamous means covered with, made of, or resembling scales; scaly.
- What is squamous in Tamil?
- Squamous in Tamil is செதிளுடைய, செதிள், தகட்டு. See Squamous meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use squamous in a sentence?
- We spread the papers on the least squamous section of the floor and lay down; the smell was not so bad at ground level.
- What part of speech is squamous?
- Squamous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce squamous?
- Squamous is pronounced /ˈskweɪ.məs/ (UK).
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