squamous

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Covered with, made of, or resembling scales; scaly.
2. Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone; squamosal
3. Of or pertaining to an epithelium with cells that are wider than their height (flat and scale-like).

Teenoorgestelde van

esquamulose, scaleless

Sinonieme

scaly

cracked

squamate

squamatose

premycotic

Vertalings

squamoso

escamoso

squameux

schuppenförmig

escamoso

écailleux

scaglioso

lamellé

squamös

erkletterte

φολιδωτός

couvert d’écailles

sich geschuppt

schuppig

erstieg

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈskweɪ.məs/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: squamous

In summary

From Middle English squamous, from Latin squāmōsus, from squāma (“scale(of a fish or reptile)”).