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SQUAMES
Noun
squames
plural of squame
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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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