Squame
Pronunciation : Squame
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. squama scale.]
Definition : 1. A scale. [Obs.] "iron squames." Chaucer.
2. (Zo?l.)
Defn: The scale, or exopodite, of an antenna of a crustacean.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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