a. [f. L. squāmiger: see SQUAMA and -GEROUS.] Scale-bearing; squamiferous.
1656. Blount, Glossogr., Squamigerous, that hath or beareth scales; scaly.
1826. Kirby & Sp., Entomol., III. xxxvi. 711. The pedicle is … squamigerous in Formica.
1835. Kirby, Hab. & Inst. Anim., II. xvii. 151. The various piligerous, plumigerous, pennigerous, and squamigerous animals.
