squame (plural squames)
(obsolete) A scale (of metal, or on the eyes etc.).
(zoology) The scale, or exopodite, of an antenna of a crustacean.
(medicine) A flake of dead skin tissue.
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Source: Wiktionary
Squame, n. Etym: [L. squama scale.]
1. A scale. [Obs.] "iron squames." Chaucer.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The scale, or exopodite, of an antenna of a crustacean.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 March 2025
(adjective) of or pertaining to or in keeping with the Christian gospel especially as in the first 4 books of the New Testament
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