squamulose

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈskweɪmjʊləʊs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈskweɪmjʊloʊs/ Hyphenation: squa‧mul‧ose === Adjective === squamulose (comparative more squamulose, superlative most squamulose) (botany, mycology, zoology) Having small scales. Synonyms: scaly, squamous; see also Thesaurus:scaly Antonyms: esquamulose, scaleless ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === == Latin == === Adjective === squāmulōse vocative masculine singular of squāmulōsus