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Squamata

Syllabification: (Squa·ma·ta)
Pronunciation: /skwāˈmätə/

Zoology
Definition of Squamata
  • a large order of reptiles that comprises the snakes, lizards, and worm lizards.

Origin:

modern Latin (plural), from Latin squama 'scale'

Squamata in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Squamata in the British & World English dictionary