Squamose
Pronunciation : Squa*mose" or, Squa"mous
Etymology : [L. squamosus, fr. squama a scale: cf. F. squameux.]
Definition : 1. Covered with, or consisting of, scales; resembling a scale; scaly; as, the squamose cones of the pine; squamous epithelial cells; the squamous portion of the temporal bone, which is so called from a fancied resemblance to a scale.
2. (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone; squamosal.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913