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squamate, a.|ˈskweɪmət|
[ad. L. squāmātus, f. squāma squama.]
Provided or covered with squamæ or scales.
a. Zool. and Ent.1826Kirby & Sp. Entomol. IV. 338 Squamate,..wings covered with minute scales. Ex. Lepidoptera. 1841Penny Cycl. XX. 460/2 Other very remarkable extinct terrestrial species of gigantic squamate Saurians. 1870Rolleston Anim. Life Introd. 58 In the Squamate Reptiles..in which the heart has not four..separate cavities.
b. Bot.1848Lindley Introd. Bot. (ed. 4) I. 314 The undisputed affinity with bulbs, whether tunicate or squamate. 1866Treas. Bot. 1089/2 Squamate, covered with small scale-like leaves.
So squamated a. (In 8 squamm-.) rare—1.
1752J. Hill Hist. Anim. 58 The body is formed of eight squammated joints, or has so many separate folds. |