squama

• Substantiv, das eine schützende, schuppenähnliche Struktur bezeichnet, wie sie häufig bei Tieren oder Pflanzen vorkommt.

A noun referring to a protective structure resembling a scale, often found on animals or plants.

1. Scale-like structureC2formalscientific

   A small, flat, plate-like structure that resembles a scale, often found on animals or plants.

   Schuppe

   • The fish's body is covered in overlapping squamae.
   • Botanists observed squamae on the surface of the leaf.
   • The reptile's skin had distinct squamae that provided protection.

   Synonymelamellaplatescale