squamatecommon nounSyllable DecompositionsquamateEtymologyexpandfrom Latin squama (scale) with the suffix -ate.Definition1. Reptile belonging to an order comprising all reptiles that regularly shed their skin (lizards, snakes, amphisbaenians...).expandIguanes, caméléons, geckos font partie des nombreux squamates.SynonymsaurophidienHyperonymlépidosaurienTranslationsgerman:Schuppenkriechtierenglish:squamate