squamosal

1 of 2

noun

squa·​mo·​sal skwə-ˈmō-səl 

-zəl

: a squamosal bone

squamosal

2 of 2

adjective

1

: squamous

2

: of, relating to, or being a bone of the skull of many vertebrates corresponding to the squamous portion of the temporal bone of most mammals including humans

Examples of squamosal in a Sentence

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Adjective

This jaw joint called the dentary–squamosal contact in Riograndia likely evolved entirely separately and around 17 million years earlier. —Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1848, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

circa 1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

squamosal

1 of 2 noun

squa·​mo·​sal skwā-ˈmō-səl  skwə- 

: a squamosal bone

squamosal

2 of 2 adjective

1

: squamous sense 2

2

: of, relating to, or being a bone in the skull of many vertebrates that corresponds to the squamous portion of the temporal bone in humans