Squamata

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Squamata \Squa*ma"ta\ (skw[.a]*m[=a]"t[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. L.
     squamatus scaly.] (Zool.)
     A division of edentates having the body covered with large,
     imbricated horny scales. It includes the pangolins.
     [1913 Webster] Squamate



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Squamata
       n : diapsid reptiles: snakes and lizards [syn: {order Squamata}]