squamiformadj.
Zoology and Botany.
Having the shape of a scale or scales.
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squameous1677
squamiferous1748
squamiform1828
squamuliform1882
1828–32 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Squamiform, having the form or shape of scales.
1828 J. Stark Elements Nat. Hist. II. 165 The peduncle with squamiform teeth.
1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. I 518 The gastric [spine] has three or four squamiform tubercles, posterior to it.
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