squamate
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- pseudosquamate adjective
Etymology
Origin of squamate
From the Late Latin word squāmātus, dating back to 1820–30. See squama, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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They said Cryptovaranoides was clearly a squamate because it differed from the Rhynchocephalia in several key areas, including the braincase, in the neck vertebrae and in the shoulder area.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2022
As is typical for such scenes, insectivorous gekkotans, snakes and other squamates are in close association: they take advantage of the ticks and other parasites that flee the body of the prey squamate.
From Scientific American • Apr. 1, 2013
Several squamate clades – including Iguania, Varanida, Serpentes, Lacertida and Scincida – include species more than 4 m long.
From Scientific American • Apr. 1, 2013
Turtles may be on the squamate branch or archosaur branch of Reptilia.
From Scientific American • Jul. 4, 2012
I didn’t think we had any squamate egg fossils.
From Scientific American • May 15, 2012
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