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squamulate

squamulate adjective: having small scales; squamulose.

Adjective

squamulate (comparative more squamulate, superlative most squamulate)

  1. Having small scales; squamulose.

Forms of squamulate

comparativemore squamulate
superlativemost squamulate

Origin of squamulate

From squamule + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Questions about squamulate

What does squamulate mean?
Squamulate means having small scales; squamulose.
What part of speech is squamulate?
Squamulate is an adjective.

Words near squamulate in the dictionary

  1. Squamscot
  2. Squamscott
  3. squamula
  4. squamulae
  5. squamulas
  6. squamulate
  7. squamulation
  8. squamulations
  9. squamule
  10. squamules
  11. squamuliform

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