adjective
- relating to or resembling scales
Usage: anatomy; biology
noun
- a bone of the skull that forms part of the temporal region
Usage: anatomy
Examples
- The squamosal bone is located on the side of the skull.
- Reptiles have squamosal scales covering their skin.
- The paleontologist examined the squamosal region of the fossil skull.
- Fish display squamosal patterns on their bodies.
- The squamosal suture connects different bones of the skull.
- Anatomists study the squamosal bone’s development in mammals.