| NOUN | animal | squama | a protective structure resembling a scale |
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| Meaning | A protective structure resembling a scale. | |
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| Narrower | alula, calypter | scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly |
| Broader | scale | A flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals |
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