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1squamosal

noun squa·mo·sal \skwə-ˈmō-səl, -zəl\

Definition of SQUAMOSAL

:  a squamosal bone
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First Known Use of SQUAMOSAL

1848

2squamosal

adjective

Definition of SQUAMOSAL

1
:  squamous
2
:  of, relating to, or being a bone of the skull of many vertebrates corresponding to the squamous portion of the temporal bone of most mammals including humans

First Known Use of SQUAMOSAL

circa 1852

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