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squama (skwā′mə)

noun pl. squamae -·mae (-mē)

a scale or scalelike part of an animal or plant

Etymology: L, a scale, husk

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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