The Collaborative International Dictionary
Squamate
Squamate \Squa"mate\ (skw[=a]"m[asl]t), Squamated \Squa"ma*ted\ (-m[asl]*t[e^]d), a. [L. squamatus.] Same as Squamose.
Wiktionary
squamate
a. (context chiefly zoology English) Covered in scales. n. Any reptile of the order Squamata.
Usage examples of "squamate".
Turning to the terrestrial realm, reptiles found largely in this group of habitats ate the squamates and the two groups of dinosaurs, the Ornithischia and Saurischia.