squamata

Questions about squamata

What does squamata mean?

squamata means "diapsid reptiles: snakes and lizards".

How many syllables are in squamata?

squamata has 3 syllables: squa-ma-ta. The stress falls on "squa".

What is another word for squamata?

Close synonyms include order Squamata. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is squamata a common word?

squamata is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.