English Explanatory Dictionary

squamulose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having small scales.

Pronunciation

/ˈskweɪmjʊləʊs/ /ˈskweɪmjʊloʊs/

Word forms

squamulose more squamulose most squamulose

Etymology

From New Latin squāmulōsus (“squamulose”), from Latin squamula (“small scales”) (diminutive of squāma (“scale of a fish or reptile; item shaped like a scale, flake”)) + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of, prone to’). The English word is analysable as squamula + -ose.

Synonyms

scaly squamous scaled scarious squamate squamated squamiferous squamoid furfuraceous squamulose squarrose

Antonyms

esquamulose scaleless

Derived words

appressed-squamulose squamulosely
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