squamosal

[ skwuh-moh-suhl ]

adjective
  1. Anatomy. of or relating to the thin, scalelike portion of the temporal bone that is situated on the side of the skull above and behind the ear.

  2. Zoology. pertaining to a corresponding bone in other vertebrates.

noun
  1. a squamosal bone.

Origin of squamosal

1
1840–50; <Latin squāmōs(us) squamous + -al1

Other words from squamosal

  • su·per·squa·mo·sal, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for squamosal

squamosal

/ (skwəˈməʊsəl) /


noun
  1. a thin platelike paired bone in the skull of vertebrates: in mammals it forms part of the temporal bone

adjective
  1. of or relating to this bone

  2. a less common word for squamous

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