English Dictionary

squamation

IPA（発音記号）

/skweɪˈmeɪʃən/

名詞

不可算名詞 可算名詞

(zoology, uncountable) The condition or character of being covered with scales. / (zoology, countable) A particular arrangement of scales; a special mode or form of squamation.

日本語の意味

鱗に覆われた状態、すなわち身体が鱗で覆われている性質 / 鱗の特定の配置や配列、すなわち独自の鱗の並び方を指す

Squamation in the fossil record indicates that many early fishes were well armored by scales.

化石記録に見られる鱗で覆われている状態は、多くの初期魚類が十分に装甲されていたことを示している。

意味（1）

(zoology, uncountable) The condition or character of being covered with scales.

A Palæoniscoid fish showing a condition of squamation almost identical with that of Polyodon.

意味（2）

(zoology, countable) A particular arrangement of scales; a special mode or form of squamation.

A fish from the Muschelkalk…has been made the type of the genus Prohalecites on account of peculiar features in its squamation.

意味（3）

(pathology, dermatology, countable) A scaly growth on the skin.

Meanwhile, the lividity will spread over your skin, and it will darken to black, and it will pouch out into gummata and blebs and furuncles and squamations until your entire body—including your face resembles one great bunch of black raisins.

squamations （ plural ）