squamosal
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to the platelike part of the temporal bone
noun
The platelike part of the temporal bone
Example Sentences
- "In the absence (e.g., Figs. 31 b, 33, 44, 45, etc.) of the intertemporal and supratemporals, the parietals articulate directly with the squamosals and postorbitals; in the Chelonia (Fig. 30) and Crocodilia, also directly with the pterygoids. Fused in most late reptiles (e.g., Figs. 69, 72)."