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Meaning of SQUAMATA

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  diapsid reptiles: snakes and lizards
 

SQUAMATA is a 8 letter word that starts with S.

 

 Synonyms: order Squamata
 
 See Also: animal order, Lacertilia, Lepidosauria, Ophidia, Sauria, Serpentes, subclass Lepidosauria, suborder Lacertilia, suborder Ophidia, suborder Sauria, suborder Serpentes

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Squa*ma"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. squamatus scaly.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A division of edentates having the body covered with large,
imbricated horny scales. It includes the pangolins.

 

 

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