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squa·mo·sal

 (skwə-mō′səl, -zəl)
adj.
Of or relating to the thin, platelike part of the human temporal bone or to a corresponding part in other vertebrates.
n.
A squamosal bone.
[From Latin squāmōsus, squamous; see squamous.]
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squamosal

(skwəˈməʊsəl)
n
(Zoology) a thin platelike paired bone in the skull of vertebrates: in mammals it forms part of the temporal bone
adj
1. (Zoology) of or relating to this bone
2. (Biology) a less common variant of squamous
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squa•mo•sal

(skwəˈmoʊ səl)

adj.
1. squamous.
n.
2. a squamous bone; the forward and upper portion of the temporal bone.
[1840–50]
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