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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SQUAMA

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PRONUNCIATION OF SQUAMA

squama  [ˈskweɪmə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SQUAMA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Squama is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SQUAMA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of squama in the English dictionary

The definition of squama in the dictionary is a scale or scalelike structure.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SQUAMA


aimer
ˈeɪmə
blamer
ˈbleɪmə
claimer
ˈkleɪmə
declaimer
dɪˈkleɪmə
defamer
dɪˈfeɪmə
disclaimer
dɪsˈkleɪmə
exclaimer
ɪkˈskleɪmə
flamer
ˈfleɪmə
framer
ˈfreɪmə
gamer
ˈɡeɪmə
Kremer
ˈkreɪmə
lion-tamer
ˈlaɪənteɪmə
maimer
ˈmeɪmə
namer
ˈneɪmə
nicknamer
ˈnɪkˌneɪmə
picture-framer
ˈpɪktʃəˌfreɪmə
proclaimer
prəˈkleɪmə
reclaimer
rɪˈkleɪmə
shamer
ˈʃeɪmə
tamer
ˈteɪmə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SQUAMA

squalling
squallish
squally
squaloid
squalor
squamae
squamate
squamation
squamella
squamellae
squamiform
squamosal
squamose
squamosely
squamoseness
squamosity
squamous
squamously
squamousness
squamulose

WORDS THAT END LIKE SQUAMA

agama
Alabama
cama
Dalai Lama
drama
Gama
grama
Hama
jicama
Kama
lama
llama
mama
Nama
Obama
Panama
panorama
Rama
sama
Yokohama

Synonyms and antonyms of squama in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «squama» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SQUAMA

Find out the translation of squama to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of squama from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «squama» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鳞片
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

squama
570 millions of speakers

English

squama
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

squama
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صدفة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

чешуя
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

squama
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

squama
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

squame
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Squama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

squama
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

squama
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Squama
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

squama
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

squama
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्क्वमा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pul
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

squama
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

łuska
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

луска
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

squama
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λέπι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

schub
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

squama
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

squama
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of squama

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SQUAMA»

The term «squama» is regularly used and occupies the 102.373 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SQUAMA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about squama

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SQUAMA»

Discover the use of squama in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to squama and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Insects: Structure and Function
In some Diptera there are three separate lobes in the region of the wing base, known from proximally outwards as the thoracic squama, alar squama and alula ( Fig. 9.8b). There is some confusion in the terminology and homologies of these ...
R. F. Chapman, Stephen J. Simpson, Angela E. Douglas, 2013
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Cranial Osteopathy for Infants, Children and Adolescents: A ...
the intraoccipital posterior and anterior synchondroses, between the exocciput and the squama, and between the basiocciput and the exocciput, respectively. At birth, the occiput consists of four portions: the basiocciput, two exocciputs and the  ...
Nicette Sergueef, 2007
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Illustrated Veterinary Anatomical Nomenclature
Canal for the twelfth cranial nerve. A В C D 19 Canalis condylaris. Canal for the Sinus condylaris, absent in su and eq. A В 20 Incisura jugularis. Jugular noteh for the Foramen jugulare. A C 21 Processus intrajugularis. A 22 Squama occipitalis.
Oskar Schaller, Gheorghe M. Constantinescu, 2007
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A Dictionary of Scientific Terms, Pronunciation, Derivation, ...
spuriae (spü'rlë) я. plu. [L. spurius, false.] The feathers of the alula or bastard wing (zool.). spurious (spürlüs) a. [L. spurius, false.] Seemingly true but morphologically false ; appl. dissepiment, fruit (bot.), vein, wing (zool.). squama ( skwa'mä) я.
Isabella Ferguson Henderson, William Dawson Henderson, 1920
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260 Essential Chinese Medicinals
Squama Manitis Pentadactylis (Chuan Shan Jia) Nature & flavor: Salty and slightly cold Channel entry: Liver and stomach Functions: Quickens the blood and frees the flow of the channels, descends the milk, disperses swelling and expels pus ...
Bob Flaws, 1999
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Keys to The Insects of The European Part of The USSR
Alar squama and thoracic squama white, yellowish, or brown. 8 ( 9). Genae bicolored: anteriorly yellow, posteriorly black. Border of alar squamae dark. ia 0 + 2. Abd. blue, without light- colored coating. Male with large hypopygium; in female t 5 ...
G. Ya BejBienko, 1989
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PALEOANTHROPOLOGY AND PALEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE ...
The frontal inclination (b-n-i), the inclination of the frontal squama (b-g-i), and the frontal profile (m-g-i) are much larger than in Beijing Man and also exceed simitar average measurements compiled from fossils of early H. sapiens from other ...
Wu Rukang, John W Olsen, 2009
8
Skull Base and Related Structures: Atlas of Clinical Anatomy
Similar asymmetries may be caused by premature synostosis of one or several interoccipital synchondroses, as Kruyff (1965, eight patients) has pointed out. Squama occipitalis Virchow (1857) has postulated that the squamous portion of the ...
Johannes Lang, 2001
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Foundations in Craniosacral Biodynamics, Volume Two: The ...
The Sentient Embryo, Tissue Intelligence, and Trauma Resolution Franklyn Sills. In a left birth lie-as these forces are encountered-the occipital squama may be rotated clockwise (when viewing it from the rear) as its right side is forced inferiorly ...
Franklyn Sills, 2012
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A Dictionary of Entomology
Pertaining to a shark of Genus Squalus. SQUAMA Noun. (Latin, squama I scale. PL, Squamae.) 1. A scale or scale-like structure. 2. A broad, flat sclerite attached to an organ, appendage or structure. 3. Odonata: A lateral expansion of Mentum,  ...
‎2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SQUAMA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term squama is used in the context of the following news items.
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Il gioiello di Pastis
Lei si ricorda ancora che d'improvviso, fuori, sei comparsa tu, piccola squama di tartaruga subito affettuosa. E non ti avrebbe mai lasciata lì al tuo destino. In uno ... «La Stampa, Jun 15»
2
PHOTO: Mysterious Fish With Legs Found In USA, Nobody Knows …
According to the picture, the animal has a small body with silver squama, squatty legs, light-coloured paunch and tail. An unusual photo of a fish with little legs ... «NAIJ.COM, May 15»
3
Ignacio Zamboni operato d'urgenza per un emorragia cerebrale
Giuseppe Parisi che ha operato il giocatore: “Il ragazzo ha riportato una lesione dell'arteria meningea media a causa di una frattura squama del temporale con ... «Divisione Calcio a 5, Mar 15»
4
NC House Bill Wants Youths Out From Under Tanning Beds
She also was a squama cell carcinoma survivor—something doctors tell her would have become melanoma if she had waited perhaps just one more month ... «TWC News, Mar 15»
5
Il carattere del gatto? Lo rivela il colore del suo manto
I gatti bicolore, pezzati e squama di tartaruga posseggono un mix delle caratteristiche caratteriali dei gatti di questi colori. Sono tipicamente piuttosto dolci, ... «Velvet Pets Italia, Feb 15»
6
Europeo, il gatto comune dalle discendenze divine
Tante le varietà: il bianco, l'unicolore, a squama di tartaruga, lo smoke, il tigrato, il silver, il bicolore e il rosso chiaro (il più comune). Aspetto: il corpo è robusto e ... «Velvet Pets Italia, Feb 15»
7
Paccheri al ragù di gallinella di mare
Le pinne pettorali sono ampie e di color nero-blu con disegni blu elettrico vivace ed una macchia nera all'attaccatura. La linea laterale è evidente, ogni squama ... «Faxonline, Jan 15»
8
Pelle secca delle gambe
Se sulle gambe sono comparsi dei piccoli segni bianchi, se la pelle lievemente si solleva e si squama, sono le prime avvisaglie della pelle secca. Se poi sono ... «Amando.it, Nov 14»
9
Pelle secca del viso
Questa pelle si arrossa molto facilmente, si percepisce spesso la sensazione del “tirare”, prude e si squama con facilità. Arriva anche a dare una sensazione di ... «Amando.it, Oct 14»
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Indonesia, il "ragazzo serpente": la sua pelle si squama e cade FOTO
ROMA – Ari Wibowo è un “ragazzino serpente” che ha 16 anni e vive in Indonesia. Ari soffre di eritrodermia, una dermatite esfoliativa che amplifica gli effetti ... «Blitz quotidiano, Sep 14»

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