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squamiform

[ skwey-muh-fawrm ]

adjective

  1. shaped like a scale.


squamiform

/ ˈɱɪɪˌɔː /

adjective

  1. biology resembling a scale

    squamiform cells

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of squamiform1

First recorded in 1820–30; squam- + -i- + -form
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Example Sentences

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Squamiform, shaped like a scale.

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Squamiform: having a scale-like form.

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Applying this test to the known species of Galathea, we perceive that the structure of the integument upon the arms, independent of the marginal spines, exhibits a squamiform appearance, but that the scales, which characterise the structure, possess features peculiar to each species.

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The Lagerstræmia has petals none, or minute squamiform.

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