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ORDER SQUAMATA

Dictionary entry overview: What does order Squamata mean?

• ORDER SQUAMATA (noun)
The noun ORDER SQUAMATA has 1 sense:

1. diapsid reptiles: snakes and lizards

Familiarity information: ORDER SQUAMATA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ORDER SQUAMATA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Diapsid reptiles: snakes and lizards

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

order Squamata; Squamata

Hypernyms ("order Squamata" is a kind of...):

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "order Squamata"):

Lacertilia; Sauria; suborder Lacertilia; suborder Sauria (true lizards; including chameleons and geckos)

Ophidia; Serpentes; suborder Ophidia; suborder Serpentes (snakes)

Holonyms ("order Squamata" is a member of...):

Lepidosauria; subclass Lepidosauria (diapsid reptiles: lizards; snakes; tuataras)

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