different between squamata vs squamate

Italian

Participle

squamata

1. feminine singular of squamato

Latin

Adjective

squ?m?ta

1. nominative feminine singular of squ?m?tus
2. nominative neuter plural of squ?m?tus
3. accusative neuter plural of squ?m?tus
4. vocative feminine singular of squ?m?tus
5. vocative neuter plural of squ?m?tus

Adjective

squ?m?t?

1. ablative feminine singular of squ?m?tus

References

• squamata in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

English

Etymology

From Latin squ?m?tus.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?skwe?m?t/

Adjective

squamate (comparative more squamate, superlative most squamate)

1. (chiefly zoology) Covered in scales.
   • 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 45:

     The ground here, it seems, is a mecca for the costive denizens of the Sahel, an unspoiled latrine for Mother Nature and all her feathered, furred and squamate creation.

Synonyms

• scaly, squamose; see also Thesaurus:scaly

Noun

squamate (plural squamates)

1. Any reptile of the order Squamata.

Hyponyms

• lizard
• snake

Italian

Verb

squamate

1. second-person plural present indicative of squamare
2. second-person plural imperative of squamare
3. feminine plural of squamato

Latin

Adjective

squ?m?te

1. vocative masculine singular of squ?m?tus