Definition of SQUAMULOSE

squamulose

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • covered with tiny scales

Adj

  • Having small scales.

Origin / Etymology

From New Latin squāmulōsus (“squamulose”), from Latin squamula (“small scales”) (diminutive of squāma (“scale of a fish or reptile; item shaped like a scale, flake”)) + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of, prone to’). The English word is analysable as squamula + -ose.

Scrabble Score: 21

squamulose is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
squamulose is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
squamulose is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 25

squamulose is a valid Words With Friends word