squama

Etymology
Borrowed from. .

Noun

 * 1)  A scale cast off from the skin; a thin dry shred of epithelium.
 * 2)  The bract of a deciduous spike.
 * 3)  Any scaly bracted leaf.
 * 4)  A calypter.

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1)  scale keratin piece covering the skin of reptiles and fishes

Etymology 2
Inflected form of the verb.

Etymology
Probably related to or possibly from.

Noun

 * 1) scale (of a fish or reptile)
 * 2)  flake; any item shaped like a scale