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squa·ma  audio  (skwm, skwä-) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. squa·mae  (-m) KEY 
  1. A scale or scalelike structure.
  2. A thin platelike mass, as of bone.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin squma

OTHER FORMS:
squamate  (-mt) KEY (Adjective)


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