laminae

noun

variants or laminas
plural of lamina
as in plates
a small thin piece of material that resembles an animal scale the laminae of stratified rock were deposited separately, building upwards as time passed

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  1. plates
  2. scales
Noun
  • Mac’s Fish & Chicken in Monroe pairs seafood plates with sheet cakes from The Bakery @ Mac’s, which offers more than 30 flavors of cakes and pies plus specialty desserts like banana pudding.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2026
  • There are even some using Southern Living’s pink Richmond Estate plates.
    — Jennifer Bradley Franklin, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of plates
Noun
  • His head, aglitter with feathery scales, is small, neat, furious; his wingspan could wipe out several city blocks at once.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 6 Nov. 2026
  • And this new Godzilla, entirely computer-generated, is an irritable muscle of spikes and scales, or like a sort of angry gothic pineapple.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of scales
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“Laminae.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laminae. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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