Meaning

2 senses
  1. Resembling a scale.

  2. Covered with scales; scaly.

Origin

From Latin squama (“scale”) + -oid.

From Latin squama (“scale”) + -oid.

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Forms

more squamoid, most squamoid
Comparativemore squamoid Lesson
Superlativemost squamoid Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
resembling a scale:scalelikesquamiform
covered with scales:squamose

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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