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squama

N สะ เก็ด  sa-ked

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SQUAMA

Squa "ma, n.; pl. Squamæ. Etym: [L. a scale. ] (Med. )

 

Defn: A scale cast off from the skin; a thin dry shred consisting of epithelium.

 

SQUAMACEOUS

SQUAMACEOUS Squa *ma "ceous, a.

 

Defn: Squamose.

 

SQUAMATA

Squa *ma "ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. L. squamatus scaly. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A division of edentates having the body covered with large, imbricated horny scales. It includes the pangolins.

 

SQUAMATE; SQUAMATED

Squa "mate, Squa "ma *ted, a. Etym: [L. squamatus.]

 

Defn: Same as Squamose.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Squamata

Squa ma ta |skwāˈmätə skweɪˈmɑtə |Zoology a large order of reptiles that comprises the snakes, lizards, and worm lizards. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Latin squama scale.

 

squamate

squa mate |ˈskwāmāt ˈskweɪmeɪt |Zoology noun a reptile of the large order Squamata; a snake, lizard, or worm lizard. adjective relating to or denoting squamates.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Squamata

Squamata |skwəˈmɑːtə | plural noun Zoology a large order of reptiles which comprises the snakes, lizards, and worm lizards. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Latin squama scale .

 

squamate

squamate |ˈskweɪmət |Zoology noun a reptile of the large order Squamata; a snake, lizard, or worm lizard. adjective relating to or denoting squamates.