squamule

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/ˈskweɪmjuːl/

noun

A small scale.

“The cap of the mushroom has squamules.”

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Meanings

nounsquamule (plural squamules)

plural squamules

  1. biologyA small scale.

    The cap of the mushroom has squamules.

Origin

See squamo- and -ule.

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APA

squamule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squamule

MLA

“squamule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squamule. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “squamule,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squamule.

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