squamation
/skwey-mey-shuhn/US // skweɪˈmeɪ ʃən //UK // (skweɪˈmeɪʃən) //
填海造地,填海,填海工程,蹲坑
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the state of being squamate.
- : the arrangement of the squamae or scales of an animal.
Examples
The characteristics of fin rays, scales, and squamation of cheeks and gill-covers apply equally to both species.
Considerably more variation occurs in color and in the arrangement of markings than in squamation.
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