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squamate definition

squa·mate (skwā′māt′)

adjective

having or covered with scales; scaly

Etymology: LL squamatus < L squama, a scale

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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