squama
/skwey-muh/US // ˈskweɪ mə //UK // (ˈskweɪmə) //
鱿鱼,寮屋,寮国,勖勉
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural squa·mae [skwey-mee]. /ˈskweɪ mi/.
- : a scale or scalelike part, as of epidermis or bone.
Examples
At seventy the squama of the temporal bone unites with the parietal, and at eighty the entire cranium has become a single bone.
Calypter: Diptera; the alula or squama when it covers the haltere.
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