Etymology

squamate

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Latin squāmātus
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squamate · adjective1

  1. Latin · derived fromsquāmātus“scaly”
  2. English todaysquamate

From Latin squāmātus (“scaly”).

squamate · noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromsquāmātus
  2. taxonomic name · derived fromSquamata
  3. English todaysquamate

From the taxonomic name Squamata, from Latin squāmātus.

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