squamate

[skwey-meyt]

adjective

provided or covered with squamae or scales; scaly.

Origin of squamate

From the Late Latin word squāmātus, dating back to 1820–30. See squama, -ate¹

Related formspseu·do·squa·mate, adjective

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Historical Examples of squamate

Squamate, Squamose, or Squamaceous, furnished with scales (squam).
The Elements of Botany
Asa Gray
A large, yellow-coloured, pine-shaped, squamate cone terminates the stameniferous plant.
The Mission to Siam, and Hu the Capital of Cochin China, in the Years 1821-2
George Finlayson