*squamous*

{ } a. [ L. squamosus, fr. squama a scale: cf. F. squameux. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone; squamosal. [ 1913 Webster ]