the condition of having or forming scales or squamae
2.
the arrangement of scales in fishes or reptiles
squamation in American English
(skweɪˈmeɪʃən; skwəˈmeɪʃən)
noun
1.
the condition of being squamate
2.
epidermal scale arrangement
squamation in American English
(skweiˈmeiʃən)
noun
1.
the state of being squamate
2.
the arrangement of the squamae or scales of an animal
Word origin
[1880–85; squam- + -ation]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: impressionism, interface, pari-mutuel, quotation mark, rain check-ation is used to form nouns from stems ending in -ate (separation) and, on this model, to form nouns from stems of other origin (starvation). Other words that use the affix -ation include: generalization, neutralization, pagination, plantation, reservation
Examples of 'squamation' in a sentence
squamation
Discriminant analysis has allowed recognizing squamation patterns comparable to those of sharks and links them to specific ecological groups.
Humberto G Ferrón, Héctor Botella 2017, 'Squamation and ecology of thelodonts.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5328365?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)