#flake__bit__fleck__scrap  a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
  supertype:  fragment  a piece broken off of something else; "a fragment of rock"
  subtype:  matchwood  fragments of wood; "it was smashed into matchwood
  subtype:  scale.flake__scurf  a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
     subtype:  dander  small scales from animal skins or hair or bird feathers that can cause allergic reactions in some people
     subtype:  dandruff  loose scales shed from the scalp; "I could see the dandruff on her shoulders"
  subtype:  scurf  (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts
  subtype:  splinter__sliver__flinders  a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it flew into flinders"

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