Etymograph

English

squamodisc

From squamo- + disc.

Formed from squamo- + disc

Ancient Greek δικεῖν ‘to cast’

Ancient Greek δίσκος ‘disk, quoit, platter’

Latin discus ‘a discus, quoit’

French disque

English disc

Today it means

noun An epidermal structure found only in certain monogeneans of the family Diplectanidae, made up of scales embedded in the epidermis.

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Etymograph / squamodisc