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A squamosaCustard Cus"tard (k?s"t?rd), n. [Prob. the same word as OE.
crustade, crustate, a pie made with a crust, fr. L. crustatus
covered with a crust, p. p. of crustare, fr. crusta crust;
cf. OF. croustade pasty, It. crostata, or F. coutarde. See
Crust, and cf. Crustated.]
A mixture of milk and eggs, sweetened, and baked or boiled.
Custard apple (Bot.), a low tree or shrub of tropical
America, including several species of Anona (A.
squamosa, reticulata, etc.), having a roundish or ovate
fruit the size of a small orange, containing a soft,
yellowish, edible pulp.
Custard coffin, pastry, or crust, which covers or coffins a
custard [Obs.] --Shak. Anona squamosaSweet-sop Sweet"-sop`, n. (Bot.)
A kind of custard apple (Anona squamosa). See under
Custard. Desquamate
Desquamate Des"qua*mate, v. i. [L. desquamatus, p. p. of
desquamare to scale off; de- + squama scale.] (Med.)
To peel off in the form of scales; to scale off, as the skin
in certain diseases.
Desquamation
Desquamation Des`qua*ma"tion, n. [Cf. F. desquamation.] (Med.)
The separation or shedding of the cuticle or epidermis in the
form of flakes or scales; exfoliation, as of bones.
Desquamative
Desquamative De*squam"a*tive, Desquamatory De*squam"a*to*ry,
a.
Of, pertaining to, or attended with, desquamation.
Desquamatory
Desquamative De*squam"a*tive, Desquamatory De*squam"a*to*ry,
a.
Of, pertaining to, or attended with, desquamation.
Desquamatory
Desquamatory De*squam"a*to*ry, n. (Surg.)
An instrument formerly used in removing the lamin[ae] of
exfoliated bones.
SquamaSquama Squa"ma, n.; pl. Squam[ae]. [L. a scale.] (Med.)
A scale cast off from the skin; a thin dry shred consisting
of epithelium. Squamaceous
Squamaceous Squa*ma"ceous, a.
Squamose.
SquamaeSquama Squa"ma, n.; pl. Squam[ae]. [L. a scale.] (Med.)
A scale cast off from the skin; a thin dry shred consisting
of epithelium. Squamata
Squamata Squa*ma"ta, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. squamatus scaly.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A division of edentates having the body covered with large,
imbricated horny scales. It includes the pangolins.
SquamateSquamate Squa"mate, Squamated Squa"ma*ted, a. [L.
squamatus.]
Same as Squamose. SquamatedSquamate Squa"mate, Squamated Squa"ma*ted, a. [L.
squamatus.]
Same as Squamose. Squamduck
Squamduck Squam"duck` (Zo["o]l.)
The American eider duck. [Local, U.S.]
Squame
Squame Squame, n. [L. squama scale.]
1. A scale. [Obs.] ``iron squames.' --Chaucer.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The scale, or exopodite, of an antenna of a
crustacean.
SquamellaSquamella Squa*mel"la, n.; pl. Squamell[ae]. [NL., dim. fr.
L. squama a scale.] (Bot.)
A diminutive scale or bractlet, such as those found on the
receptacle in many composite plants; a palea. SquamellaeSquamella Squa*mel"la, n.; pl. Squamell[ae]. [NL., dim. fr.
L. squama a scale.] (Bot.)
A diminutive scale or bractlet, such as those found on the
receptacle in many composite plants; a palea. Squamellate
Squamellate Squa*mel"late, a.
Furnished or covered with little scales; squamulose.
Squamiform
Squamiform Squa"mi*form, a.[L. squama a scale + -form.]
Having the shape of a scale.
Squamigerous
Squamigerous Squa*mig"er*ous, a. [L. squamiger; squama a scale
+ gerere to bear.] (Zo["o]l.)
Bearing scales.
SquamipenSquamipen Squam"i*pen (? or ?), n.;pl. Squamipennes. [L.
squama a scale + penna a fin: cf. F. squamipenne.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of a group of fishes having the dorsal and anal fins
partially covered with scales.
Note: They are compressed and mostly, bright-colored tropical
fishes, belonging to Ch[ae]todon and allied genera.
Many of them are called soral fishes, and angel
fishes. SquamipennesSquamipen Squam"i*pen (? or ?), n.;pl. Squamipennes. [L.
squama a scale + penna a fin: cf. F. squamipenne.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of a group of fishes having the dorsal and anal fins
partially covered with scales.
Note: They are compressed and mostly, bright-colored tropical
fishes, belonging to Ch[ae]todon and allied genera.
Many of them are called soral fishes, and angel
fishes. Squamoid
Squamoid Squa"moid, a. [L. squama scale + -oid.]
Resembling a scale; also, covered with scales; scaly.
SquamosalSquamosal Squa*mo"sal, a. (Anat.)
(a) Scalelike; squamous; as, the squamosal bone.
(b) Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone. -- n. The
squamous part of the temporal bone, or a bone
correspondending to it, under Temporal. Squamose
Squamose Squa*mose" (? or ?), Squamous Squa"mous, [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.
2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone; squamosal.
Squamous
Squamose Squa*mose" (? or ?), Squamous Squa"mous, [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.
2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone; squamosal.
Squamozygomatic
Squamozygomatic Squa`mo*zyg`o*mat"ic, a. (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to both the squamosal and zygomatic bones;
-- applied to a bone, or a center of ossification, in some
fetal skulls. -- n. A squamozygomatic bone.
SquamulaSquamula Squam"u*la (? or ?), n.; pl. Squamul[ae]. [L., dim.
of squama a scale.] (Bot.)
One of the little hypogynous scales found in the flowers of
grasses; a lodicule. SquamulaeSquamula Squam"u*la (? or ?), n.; pl. Squamul[ae]. [L., dim.
of squama a scale.] (Bot.)
One of the little hypogynous scales found in the flowers of
grasses; a lodicule. SquamulateSquamulate Squam"u*late, a.
Same as Squamulose.
Meaning of Squam from wikipedia
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Squam Lake is a lake
located in the
Lakes Region of
central New Hampshire,
United States,
south of the
White Mountains,
straddling the
borders of Grafton...
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agricultural and
resort area,
Holderness is home to the
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center and is
located on
Squam Lake.
Holderness is also home to
Holderness School...
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Squam River is a 3.6-mile-long (5.8 km)
river located in
central New
Hampshire in the
United States. The
river is the
outlet of
Squam Lake, the second-largest...
- had a po****tion of 1,040. It is
situated between Lake
Winnipesaukee and
Squam Lake.
Center Harbor separated from the town of New
Hampton and was first...
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Great Pond,
located in Belgrade, Maine, but the film was made on
Squam Lake in Holderness, New Hampshire. The
house used in the film was leased...
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Nantucket (/ˌnænˈtʌkɪt/) is an
island about 30
miles (48 km)
south from Cape Cod.
Together with the
small islands of
Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes...
- the region, the
largest of
which are Lake Winnipesaukee, Lake Winnisquam,
Squam Lake, and
Newfound Lake. The area
comprises all of
Belknap County, the southern...
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Little Squam Lake is a 408-acre (1.65 km2)
water body
located in
Grafton County in the
Lakes Region of
central New Hampshire,
United States, in the towns...
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