squa|mous — «SKWAY muhs», adjective. 1. furnished with, covered with, or formed of scales. 2. characterized by the development of scales; scalelike: »An epithelium is designated cubical, columnar, or squamous, according to the shape of its component cells (A … Useful english dictionary
squa´mous|ness — squa|mous «SKWAY muhs», adjective. 1. furnished with, covered with, or formed of scales. 2. characterized by the development of scales; scalelike: »An epithelium is designated cubical, columnar, or squamous, according to the shape of its… … Useful english dictionary
squa — an·ti·squa·ma; squa·bash; squa·lene; squa·li; squa·li·da; squa·li·dae; squa·lid·i·ty; squa·li·form; squa·loid; squa·loi·dea; squa·loi·dei; squa·lus; squa·ma; squa·ma·ceous; squa·mal; squa·ma·ta; squa·mate; squa·ma·tion; squa·mel·la;… … English syllables
mous — ab·nor·mous; ag·a·mous; al·log·a·mous; al·mous; am·phi·des·mous; am·phid·ro·mous; am·phis·to·mous; anad·ro·mous; an·gi·o·sper·mous; an·isog·a·mous; anon·y·mous; an·ton·y·mous; apla·nog·a·mous; as·to·mous; athal·a·mous; au·mous; au·tog·a·mous;… … English syllables
squamous — squa·mous … English syllables
squamously — squa·mous·ly … English syllables
squamous — squa•mous [[t]ˈskweɪ məs[/t]] also squa•mose [[t] moʊs[/t]] adj. 1) bio covered with or formed of squamae or scales 2) bio scalelike 3) anat. of or pertaining to the thin forward and upper portion of the temporal bone of the human skull •… … From formal English to slang
squamous — Relating to or covered with scales. SYN: scaly. [L. squamosus] * * * squa·mous skwā məs adj 1 a) covered with or consisting of scales b) of, relating to, or being a stratified epithelium that consists at least in its outer layers of small… … Medical dictionary
Squamose — Squa*mose (skw[.a]*m[=o]s or skw[=a] m[=o]s ), Squamous Squa mous (skw[=a] m[u^]s), a. [L. squamosus, fr. squama a scale: cf. F. squameux.] 1. Covered with, or consisting of, scales; resembling a scale; scaly; as, the squamose cones of the pine;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Squamous — Squamose Squa*mose (skw[.a]*m[=o]s or skw[=a] m[=o]s ), Squamous Squa mous (skw[=a] m[u^]s), a. [L. squamosus, fr. squama a scale: cf. F. squameux.] 1. Covered with, or consisting of, scales; resembling a scale; scaly; as, the squamose cones of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
