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squamous

squamous · more squamous · most squamous

чешуйчатый

schuppig, geschuppt

Covered with, made of, or resembling scalesCovered with, made of, or resembling scales; scaly.

/ˈskweɪ.məs/

Meaning

3 senses

Covered with, made of, or resembling scales; scaly.
schuppig, geschuppt
чешуйчатыйčešujčatyj
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).

Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

scaly:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

scaly:

Origin

From Middle English squamous, from Latin squāmōsus, from squāma (“scale(of a fish or repti

From Middle English squamous, from Latin squāmōsus, from squāma (“scale(of a fish or reptile)”).

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Forms

more squamous, most squamous

Comparative	more squamous Lesson
Superlative	most squamous Lesson

regular

Synonyms

12 synonyms

squamulose scaled scaly scarious squamate squamated squamiferous squamoid furfuraceous squarrosesquamose

Antonyms

2 antonyms

esquamulose scaleless

Word family

13 related words

Relatedsquama

Derivedadenosquamous basosquamous erythematosquamous neosquamous nonsquamous papulosquamous petrosquamous squammy squamously squamousness squamous suture subsquamous

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

squadron squall squanderC1 squareA2

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