Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

squamate

/ˈskweɪmət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: squa-mate
IPA: /ˈskweɪmət/

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Covered in scales.

noun

Any reptile of the order Squamata; a lizard, snake or mosasauroid.

Example Sentences

"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."
"In particular, dinosaurs did not participate in the Cretaceous Terrestrial Revolution, some 130 to 100 Ma, when flowering plants, leaf-eating insects, social insects, squamates, and many other modern groups radiated substantially."

Etymology

From Latin squāmātus (“scaly”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Squamata, squāmātus

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈskweɪmət/

Inflected Forms

squamates (plural)

Derived Forms

esquamate

Synonyms

scaly squamose scaled scarious squamate squamated squamiferous squamoid furfuraceous squamous squamulose squarrose

Questions

How do you pronounce squamate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskweɪmət/.
What does squamate mean?: Covered in scales.
Where does squamate come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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