squamulate

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adjective

Having small scales; squamulose.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

adjectivesquamulate (comparative more squamulate, superlative most squamulate)

comparative more squamulate · superlative most squamulate

  1. biologyHaving small scales; squamulose.

Origin

From squamule + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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