squamoid

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adjective

Resembling a scale.

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scalelikesquamiformsquamose
OriginLatin squama →
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Meanings

adjectivesquamoid (comparative more squamoid, superlative most squamoid)

comparative more squamoid · superlative most squamoid

  1. Resembling a scale.

    Synonyms: scalelike, squamiform

  2. Covered with scales; scaly.

    Synonyms: squamose

nounsquamoid (plural squamoids)

plural squamoids

    Synonyms & antonyms

    adjectiveResembling a scale.

    Similar
    scalelikesquamiform

    adjectiveCovered with scales; scaly.

    Similar
    squamose
    Also see
    scalelikescalysquamatesquamiformsquammysquamoussquamulose

    Origin

    1. Latinsquama“scale”
    2. Englishsquamoid

    From Latin squama (“scale”) + -oid.

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    Cite this entry
    APA

    squamoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squamoid

    MLA

    “squamoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squamoid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

    Chicago

    WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “squamoid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squamoid.

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