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squamate
squa·mate [ skwáy màyt, skwmàyt ]


noun  (plural squa·mates)
Definition:
 
lizard or snake: a reptile of the order that comprises all lizards and snakes and includes about 6,000 species. Order Squamata.


adjective 
Definition:
 
with scales on body: having scales, or structures resembling scales, of the type that make up the covering of fish, reptiles, and some mammals

squa·ma·tion [ skwə máysh'n ] noun
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