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What does squamation mean?

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Noun
  1. (zoology, uncountable) The condition or character of being covered with scales.
  2. (zoology, countable) A particular arrangement of scales; a special mode or form of squamation.
  3. (dermatology) A scaly growth on the skin.
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Considerably more variation occurs in color and in the arrangement of markings than in squamation.
But, unlike modern fishes, most thelodont squamation, especially in the cephalopectoral region, was not imbricating.
Comparative scale morphology and squamation patterns in triplefins.
Frontal squamation nomenclature follows that described by Hoedeman, and the cephalic neuromast series are described according to Costa.
Comparing with adults plaque-type psoriasis lesions in childhood are more itchy, with finer, softer and less squamation.
The characteristics of fin rays, scales, and squamation of cheeks and gill-covers apply equally to both species.

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