squamosals

/skwəˈmoʊsəlz/
noun
  1. Plural of squamosal; multiple squamosal bones.
    • The squamosals in birds are fused with other bones.
    • Both squamosals were intact in the fossil skull.
    • The paleontologist compared the squamosals of different dinosaur species.
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