squamate

[ skwey-meyt ]

/ ˈskweɪ meɪt /

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adjective

provided or covered with squamae or scales; scaly.

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Nearby words

squall line, squally, squalor, squam-, squama, squamate, squamation, squamiform, squamish, squamo-, squamosa

Origin of squamate

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

Related forms

pseu·do·squa·mate, adjective

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Examples from the Web for 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