Squamate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈskweɪmət/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Squamate is an adjective meaning Any reptile of the order Squamata; a lizard, snake or mosasauroid.
Meaning
Any reptile of the order Squamata; a lizard, snake or mosasauroid.
More Meanings
- (chiefly zoology) Covered in scales.
Example Sentences
The ground here, it seems, is a mecca for the costive denizens of the Sahel, an unspoiled latrine for Mother Nature and all her feathered, furred and squamate creation.
In particular, dinosaurs did not participate in the Cretaceous Terrestrial Revolution, some 130 to 100 Ma, when flowering plants, leaf-eating insects, social insects, squamates, and many other modern groups radiated substantially.
Word Forms
- squamates
Synonyms for squamate
Depending on context, synonyms include scaly, squamose.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scaly, reptiles, squamulate, scutellate, scutiferous, lepidine.
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