"squamoid" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more squamoid [comparative], most squamoid [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin squama (“scale”) + -oid. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|squama|t=scale}} Latin squama (“scale”), {{af|en|-oid}} -oid Head templates: {{en-adj}} squamoid (comparative more squamoid, superlative most squamoid)
  1. Resembling a scale. Synonyms (resembling a scale): scalelike, squamiform
    Sense id: en-squamoid-en-adj-2I~jzrvy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -oid, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -oid: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of 'resembling a scale': 96 4
  2. Covered with scales; scaly. Synonyms (covered with scales): squamose
    Sense id: en-squamoid-en-adj-8vk1kgxx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -oid, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -oid: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of 'covered with scales': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: scaly
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