‖n.; pl. Squamae [ L. a scale. ] (Med.) A scale cast off from the skin; a thin dry shred consisting of epithelium. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Squamose. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. squamatus scaly. ] (Zool.) A division of edentates having the body covered with large, imbricated horny scales. It includes the pangolins. [ 1913 Webster ]
{ } a. [ L. squamatus. ] Same as Squamose. [ 1913 Webster ]