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Webster 1913 Edition


Squama


Squa′ma

(skwā′mȧ)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Squamae
(-mē)
.
[L. a scale.]
(Med.)
A scale cast off from the skin; a thin dry shred consisting of epithelium.

Definition 2024


squama

squama

English

Noun

squama (plural squamae or squamas)

  1. (medicine) A scale cast off from the skin; a thin dry shred of epithelium.

Derived terms


Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): ˈskwama

Etymology 1

From Latin squāma.

Noun

squama f (plural squame)

  1. (zoology) scale (keratin piece covering the skin of reptiles and fishes)
  2. (anatomy) squama
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inflected form of the verb squamare.

Verb

squama

  1. third-person singular present indicative of squamare
  2. second-person singular imperative of squamare

Latin

Etymology

Probably related to squalus (filthy, foul) or possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (to cover).

Pronunciation

Noun

squāma f (genitive squāmae); first declension

  1. scale (of a fish or reptile)
  2. (by extension) flake; any item shaped like a scale

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative squāma squāmae
genitive squāmae squāmārum
dative squāmae squāmīs
accusative squāmam squāmās
ablative squāmā squāmīs
vocative squāma squāmae

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