noun, feminine/esˈkama/plural: escamas
scale (of a fish or reptile); flake (of dead skin)
From Old Spanish escama, from Latin squāma. Cognate with English squama and squame.
/esˈkama/
scale (of a fish or reptile); flake (of dead skin)
From Old Spanish escama, from Latin squāma. Cognate with English squama and squame.