squamous

/skˈweɪməs/SKWAY-muhs

/skˈweɪməs/SKWAY-muhs

Meaningscaly

Common meaning: scaly

squama scaleLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1749 · scan
ousadjective ending: full of, having

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin squāma ‘a scale’.

Roots

squāma, -ae Latin “a scale”

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