Squamata

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Squamata
    n 1: diapsid reptiles: snakes and lizards [syn: {Squamata},
         {order Squamata}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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