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squama
squa·ma [ skwáymə, skwmə ] (plural squa·mae [ skwáy mee ])


noun 
Definition:
 
scale on body: a scale, or a structure resembling a scale, of the type that make up the covering of fish, reptiles, and some mammals
[Early 18th century. < Latin, "scale"]
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