Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
squamu-late .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Furnished or covered with little scales; squamulose.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Furnished or covered with little
scales ;squamulose .
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reesetee commented on the word squamellate
Furnished with little scales.
October 3, 2008
yarb commented on the word squamellate
A hybrid of squamous and scutellate?
October 3, 2008
reesetee commented on the word squamellate
OED etymology says it's from Modern Latin squamella, diminutive of squama.
October 3, 2008