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
19 April 2025
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
