squamous
Adj
- Covered with, made of, or resembling scales; scaly.
- 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).
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English squamous, from Latin squāmōsus, from squāma (“scale(of a fish or reptile)”).
Synonyms
scaled, scaly, scarious, squamate, squamated, squamiferous, squamoid, squamose, squamous, squamulose, squarrose
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 19
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squamous: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary