squamosa

noun

squa·​mo·​sa

skwāˈmōsə,

-wəˈm-,

-ōzə

plural squamosas

-z

or squamosae

-ōˌs|ē,

-ōˌz|ē,

|ī

: the squamous part of the temporal bone

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from feminine of Latin squamosus squamous

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