squama

Other forms: squamae

Definitions of squama
  1. noun
    a protective structure resembling a scale
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    types:
    alula, calypter
    scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly
    type of:
    scale
    a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
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