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   squamous

   /ˈskweɪməs/

   adjective

   • 1. covered with or characterized by scales: "a squamous black hide"
   • ▪ relating to, consisting of, or denoting a layer of epithelium that consists of very thin flattened cells: "squamous cell carcinoma"
   • ▪ denoting the flat portion of the temporal bone which forms part of the side of the skull.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin squamosus, from squama ‘scale’.

   Scrabble Points: 19

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     1

   • Q

     10

   • U

     1

   • A

     1

   • M

     3

   • O

     1

   • U

     1

   • S

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