squama

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) scale (keratin piece covering the skin of reptiles and fishes)
2. (feminine) squama

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of squamare:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of squamare:

Concepts

scale

scurf

squama

fish scale

scute

scales

flake

leafage

Synonyms

scaglia

Translations

écaille

Schuppe

escama

escama

escata

schub

λέπι

graduar

🎓

balanza

schilfer

squame

squama

φολίδα

escames

Hyphenated as

squà‧ma

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈskwa.ma/

Etymology

From Latin squāma.