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Meaning of SQUAMA

Pronunciation:  'skweymu

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a protective structure resembling a scale
 

SQUAMA is a 6 letter word that starts with S.

 

 See Also: alula, calypter, scale

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Squa"ma\, n.; pl. {Squam[ae]}. [L. a scale.] (Med.)
A scale cast off from the skin; a thin dry shred consisting
of epithelium.

 

 

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