SQUAMES

Noun

squames

plural of squame

Anagrams

• masques

Source: Wiktionary


SQUAME

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



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