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squame.

The scale, or exopodite, of an antenna of a crustacean.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/skweɪm/UK
  1. The scale, or exopodite, of an antenna of a crustacean.

  2. A flake of dead skin tissue.

  3. A squamous (scale-like) cell.

  4. A bony plate.

Where this word comes from

From Latin squāma. Doublet of squama.

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