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squamulose

squa·mu·lose [ skwáymyə lss, skwmyə lss ]


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

[Mid-19th century. <squamule "small scale" < Latin squamula< squama "scale"]
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