different between squamose vs squamate

English

Adjective

squamose (comparative more squamose, superlative most squamose)

1. Alternative form of squamous

Interlingua

Adjective

squamose (not comparable)

1. squamosal

Italian

Adjective

squamose

1. feminine plural of squamoso

Latin

Adjective

squ?m?se

1. vocative masculine singular of squ?m?sus

Middle English

Adjective

squamose

1. Alternative form of squamous

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