squamiform

English

Etymology

Latin squama (“scale”) +‎ -form

Adjective

squamiform (comparative more squamiform, superlative most squamiform)

1. Having the shape or structure of a scale.

Synonyms

• scalelike, squamoid

References

• “squamiform”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.