squamate
[ skwey-meyt ]
/ ˈskweɪ meɪt /
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adjective
provided or covered with squamae or scales; scaly.
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OTHER WORDS FROM squamate
pseu·do·squa·mate, adjectiveWords nearby squamate
squall line, squally, squalor, squam-, squama, squamate, squamation, squamiform, Squamish, squamo-, squamosa
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Example sentences from the Web for squamate
A large, yellow-coloured, pine-shaped, squamate cone terminates the stameniferous plant.
Squamate, Squamose, or Squamaceous, furnished with scales (squam).
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray