squamosal
- adjective
- /ˈskweɪməsl/
- Specialized
:
esquamoso
- Some fish species have a distinctly squamosal appearance due to their overlapping scales.
Examples
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The fossil's squamosal surface suggested it was once covered in protective scales.
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Some reptiles exhibit squamosal features that help with camouflage.
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Scientists noted the squamosal texture on the lizard's skull during the examination.
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The fish had a squamosal texture on its body.
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Scientists noted the squamosal texture on the lizard's skull during the examination.
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The fossil's squamosal surface suggested it was once covered in protective scales.
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Some fish species have a distinctly squamosal appearance due to their overlapping scales.
Synonyms
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3.3
A surface with small, flat pieces like fish or reptile skin
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Covered in small, flat scales like a snake or fish
Having small flat parts that cover a fish or insect body
A surface or tissue that looks like fish scales
A plant or lichen surface covered with many small scales like tiny flat pieces
Relating to lizards and snakes or animals with scaly skin
How Scaly
Surface Forms
Morphology
squamosal = squamos + al
The word is built on the classical stem squamos- plus the common adjective suffix -al, but the stem is not a transparent or standalone English word for most learners.
Etymology
Squamosal comes from the Latin root squama, which means 'scale', like a fish's scale, so a helpful image is of small overlapping plates. So squamosal describes a surface that is 'scale-like' or covered in small plates.