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