squamate

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There are squamate lizards of the family Chamaeleonidae that feed by tongue thumping insects.

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  1. In zoology, scaly; covered with scales or squamæ; squamose or squamigerous; specifically, of or pertaining to the Squamata, in any sense.
  2. In anatomy, scale-like; forming or formed like a scale; squamous or squamiform: as, a squamate bone; squamate scales of cuticle.
  3. In botany, same as squamose.

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  • There are squamate lizards of the family Chamaeleonidae that feed by tongue thumping insects. —  TIME.com: Top Stories
 

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  1. from Late Latin squamatus, scaly, from Latin squama, a scale: see squame.
 

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