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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

squamoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
squamoid
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a scale.

adj

Covered with scales; scaly.

Etymology

From Latin squama (“scale”) + -oid.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more squamoid (comparative) most squamoid (superlative) squamoids (plural)

Synonyms

scalelike squamiform squamose

Questions

What does squamoid mean?
Resembling a scale.
Where does squamoid come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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