squamiform

[ skwey-muh-fawrm ]
/ ˈskweɪ məˌfɔrm /

adjective

shaped like a scale.

Origin of squamiform

First recorded in 1820–30; squam- + -i- + -form

Words nearby squamiform

squalor, squam-, squama, squamate, squamation, squamiform, squamish, squamo-, squamosa, squamosal, squamous

British Dictionary definitions for squamiform

squamiform
/ (ˈskweɪmɪˌfɔːm) /

adjective

biology resembling a scale squamiform cells