# squamous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈskweɪ.məs/ · frequency rank #44,500

## Definitions
1. Covered with, made of, or resembling scales; scaly.
2. Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone; squamosal
3. Of or pertaining to an epithelium with cells that are wider than their height (flat and scale-like).

## Etymology
From Middle English squamous, from Latin squāmōsus, from squāma (“scale(of a fish or reptile)”).

## Common misspellings (11)
`qsuamous`, `sqaumous`, `sqquamous`, `squammous`, `squamosu`, `squamouss`, `squamuos`, `squaomus`, `squmaous`, `ssquamous`, `suqamous`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/squamous