squalid 
anything), esp. be stiff or rough from negli- 
gence or want of care, be foul ; cf . Gr. o-/ce/Ue<i>, 
lie dry (see skelet, skeleton).] 1. Foul; filthy; 
extremely dirty: as, a squalid beggar ; a squalid 
house. 
Uucomb'd his locks, and squalid Ms attire. 
Dryden, Pal. and Arc., i. 539. 
2f. Bough; shaggy. [Bare.] 
Squalidae (skwal'i-de), n. pi. [NL., < Squiiliix 
+ -idie.] A family of sharks, typified by the 
genus Squalus, to which various limits have 
been assigned. By Bonaparte the name was used for 
all true sharks. By some other writers it has been used 
instead of Acanthiidw. See dogfish and picked*. 
squalidity (skwo-lid'i-ti), n. [< LL. squalidi- 
ta(t-)x, roughness, filth, < L. squalidus, rough, 
filthy: see squalid.] The state of being squalid; 
foulness ; filthiness. Imp. Diet. 
squalidly (skwol'id-li), adv. In a squalid or 
filthy manner. Imp. Diet. 
squalidness (skwol'id-nes), n. Squalidity. 
Bailey. 
squaliform (skwa'li-f6rm), a. [< L. squalus, a 
shark, + forma, form.] Of, or having the char- 
acters of, the Squall; resembling a shark. 
Squalius (skwa'li-us), n. [NL. (Bonaparte, 
1837), < L. squalus, a shark. The European 
dace was at one time called, for no obvious rea- 
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or a child in augor or distress: used in con- 
tempt or dislike. 
Squamipinnes 
ant-eaters, or pangolins, in which the body is 
squamated, being covered with horny overlap- 
ping scales. The group is now usually ranked 
as a suborder. 
"Send that squalliwj little brat about his business, and squamate (skwa'mat), (l. [< LL. 
do what I bid ye, sir, "says the Doctor. _ scaly, < L. .<<</am, a scale: see S5;//r. ] 
You c 
:an laugh, and squall, and romp in full security. 
SUTJI, Advice to .Servants (General Directions). 
Thackeray, Henry Esmond, iii. 5. 
II. trans. To utter in a discordant, scream- 
ing tone. 
And pray, what are your Town Diversions? To hear a 
parcel of Italian Eunuchs, like so many Cats, squauil out 
somewhat you don't understand. 
Tuntmdge Walks, in Ashton's Queen Anne, I. 328. 
(skwal), . [< squall 1 *, v.] A harsh 
loud and discordant scream; a sound 
intermediate in character between a squawk 
and a squeal. 
There oft are heard the notes of infant woe, 
The short thick sob, loud scream, and shriller squall. 
Pope, Imit. of Spenser, The Alley. 
squall 3 (skwal), w. [Perhaps a particular use 
1. 
In zoiit., scaly ; covered with scales or squamee ; 
squamose or squamigerous ; specifically, of or 
pertaining to the Squainutn, in any sense. 
2. In (diat., scale-like; forming or formed like 
a scale; squamous or squamifonn: as, a ./<(- 
matobone; m/muii/itc scales of cuticle. 3. In 
but., same as squamose. 
" [< 
Squamation (skwa-ma'shon), i/. [< nquamate 
+ -ion.] In zoo'l. j the state or character of be- 
ing squamate, squamose, or scaly; the collec- 
tion or formation of scales or squamee of an 
animal: as, the squamation of a lizard, snake, 
or pangolin. Compare desquamation. 
of squall*.] A baby; pet; minx; girl: used ,* """J" 1 ^omp^e acsquamatio 
vaguely, in endearment or reproach. squam-duck (skwom'duk), . S-.ee 
A pretty, beautiful, juicy squall. Squame (skwam), n. _ [< ME. squame, < L. *,,,,- 
Middleton, Michaelmas Term, i 
The rich gull gallant call's her deare and love, 
Ducke, lambe, squall, sweet-heart, cony, and his dove. 
Taylor's Workes (1630). 
son, Squalus minor.] A genus of small cypri- squaller (skwa'ler), n. [< squaW + -er* .] One 
noid fishes, many of which are known as dace, who squalls; one who shrieks or cries aloud. 
The type is the European dace, Cyprinus leuciscus of the Squally 1 (skwa ll), a. [< squall 1 + -yl.] 1. 
Linnean system, now called Squalius leuciscus or Leucis- Abounding with squalls; disturbed often with 
cusvulgaris. Numerous American species fall in this ge- su dden and violent gusts of wind: as, squal- 
lu weather. 2. Threatening; ominous: 
i ins. and are loosely known as minnows, shiners, chubs, mul- 
lets, etc. See cut under dace. . 
squall 1 (skwal), . [< Sw. sqval, a rush of wa- things began to look squally. [Colloq.] 
ter (sqval-regn, a violent shower of rain, a Squally 2 (skwa li), a. [Perhaps a dial. var. of 
squall) (= Norw. skval, a gushing, rippling, neatly. \ 1. Having unproductive spots inter- 
rinse-water; cf. Dan. skyl, also skyl-regn, a vio- 
lent shower of rain), < sqeala, dial, skvala, skva- 
ma, a scale (of a fish, serpent, etc.), a scale 
(of metal), scale-armor,, a cataract in the eye, 
hull of millet, etc., LL. fig. roughness; prob. 
akin to squalerr, be stiff or rough : see squalid.] 
If. A thm layer; a scale. 
Orpiment, brent bones, yren squames. 
Chaucer, Prol. to Canon's Yeoman's Tale, 1. 206. 
2. In zoo'l., a scale or squama. Huxley, Cray- 
fish, p. 172. 
squamella (skwa-mel'a), n.; pi. squamellse(-e). 
[NL., dim. of L. squama, a scale: see squame.] 
1. In bot., same as squamula, 2. 2. [cap.] In 
zoo'l., a genus of zygotrochous rotifers, of the 
family EucManidse. 
spersed throughout: said of a field of turnips . 
or corn. [Prov.Eng.] 2. Badly woven; show- squameiiate T(skwii-mel'at), a. [< NL. "squa- 
la, gush out, = Norw. skcala, gush out, splash, m g knots m t he thread or irregularities in the mellatus, < squamella, q. v.] Same as sqttamu- 
weaving: said of a textile fabric. late. 
ripple ; also in secondary forms, Norw. skvelja, 
shark; of or pertaining"to the 
form. 
to'be connected with squall*.] A sudden and 
violent gust of wind, or a succession of such 
gusts, usually accompanied by rain, snow, or squalor (skwol or or skwa 16r), n. . 
sleet. In a ship's log-book abbreviated q. "' roughness, filth, <squalere, be stiff or rough, 
as with dirt: see squalid.] Foulness; filthi- 
A lowering squall obscures the southern sky. 
Falconer, Shipwreck, ii. 145. 
No gladlier does the stranded wreck 
See thro' the gray skirts of a lifting squall 
The boat that bears the hope of life approach. 
Tennyson, Enoch Arden. 
ness; coarseness. 
Nastiness, squalor, ugliness, hunger. 
squali- gquamellse. 
Squamifera (skwa-mif'e-ra), n.pl. [NL., < F. 
[< L. squa- Squammiferes (De'Blain'ville,1816),< L. squama, 
a scale, + ferre = E. bearl.] Squamous or 
scaly reptiles ; Beptilia proper, as distinguished 
from Nudipellifera or Amphibia: also called 
Ornifhoides. 
Burton. 
, , - 
onment which a creditor is entitled to enforce, in order 
Arched squall, a remarkable squall occurring near the a - , 
equator, in which a mass of black clouds collects and rap- SqualUS (skwa lus), n. 
idly rises, forming a vast arch, or ring-shaped bed of cloud. < L. squalus, a kind 
The ring of cloud enlarges, and above it masses of cloud 
rise higher and higher until they reach the zenith. Then 
usually, though not invariably, a violent thunder-storm 
breaks forth, with vivid zigzag lightning, deafening peals 
of thunder, and torrents of rain, lasting, perhaps, for half 
an hour. The phenomenon varies in its details in differ- 
ent seas, but occurs most frequently and on the grandest 
scale in the southern part of the China Sea, the Gulf of 
Siam, the Sulu Sea, and particularly in the Straits of Ma- 
lacca. Black squall, a squall attended with a specially 
Squalor carceris, in Scott law, the strictness of imprls- squamlferoUS (skwa-mif 'e-rus), a. [< L. squa- 
onment which a creditor is entitind t/> <>nfn.Yv> < nrrfn ma, a, sesde, + ferre = E.'bear 1 .] 1. Provided 
with squamee or scales ; squamate; squamiger- 
ous. 2. In bot., bearing scales: as, a squamif- 
[NL. (Linnus, 1748), 
< L. squalus, a kind of sea-fish.] A genus 
founded by Linnteus, including all the sharks 
and shark-like selachians known to him (15 
species in 1766). See Acanthias, and cut under 
dogfish 
squam (skwom), . [< Annisquam, a fishing- SQuamiform (skwa'mi-fonn), a. [< L. squama 
hamlet in Massachusetts.] An oilskin hat worn ' "" ' Havill the sh 
, v. - , 
(skwa mi-flo-rus), a. [< L. 
. a scal e. + flos (ftor-), flower.] Inbot., 
flowers like scales ; also, having scales 
earing flowers, as in the Conifcrx. 
'- 
originally by fishermen and deep-water sailors ; 
a cheap yellow sou'wester. [U. S.] 
, form.] Having the "shapei 
character, or appearance of a scale ; squamate 
in form or structure ; scale-like. 
"onTh^eM^^^ squama (skwa'ma), n. ; pi. squamx (Ime).. [NL., BS**3S*&& i *r*?Q, C< L..^- 
squall in which the wind blows with much force. Line- 
squall, a squall accompanying the passage of the trough 
of a V-shaped barometric depression : so named because 
the squalls form a line coincident with the axis of the 
trough, which sweeps across the country, broadside on, 
with the progressive motion of the depression. Thick 
squall, a squall in which the rain or snow obscures the 
view. To look out for squalls, to be on one's guard; 
be on the watch against trouble or danger. [Colloq ] 
White squall, a whirlwind of small radius arising sud- 
denly in fair weather without the usual formation of 
clouds. The only indication of its development is the boil- 
ing of the sea beneath the current of ascending ah- around 
. ,. Any fish of the 
Squamipennes or Squamipinnes. 
according to the energy of the whirl and the amount of 
and rarely occur outside of the tropics; in general they 
are dangerous only to sailing vessels and small craft. 
w ^ , .] To blow a 
squall: used chiefly impersonally : a.s, it squalled 
terribly. [Colloq.] 
And the quarter-deck tarpauling 
Was shivered in the squallinff. 
Thackeray, The White Squall. 
squall 2 (skwal), c. [Early mod. E. also squawl ; 
< Icel. skcala, scream, = Sw. dial, sknala, skvala, 
cry out, chatter, = Dan . (f req. ) skvaldre, clamor ; 
cf. Icel. skella (pret. si-all), resound, = G. schal- 
len, resound (see scold); cf. Sc. squalloch, skel- 
locn, cry shrilly, Gael, sgal, howl. Cf. squeal^, 
and see squall*.] I. intrans. To cry out; 
scream or c.ry violently, as a frightened woman 
?L. squama, a. sc&le:' see squame.] i' In'bot.' mi 9 er > scale-bearing, < squama, a scale7 + 
a scale of any sort, usually the homologue of a C erere ' oea,r, carry.] Provided with squamse ; 
leaf. 2. In unat. and zool.: (a) A scale, as of S( l uam . ose ! squamiferous. 
the epidermis. (6) A thin, expansive, scale- Sftuanupen (skwa mi-pen), n. 
like part of a bone : as, the squama of the tern- ^""P Squamipennes or Squam^ 
poral bone (the squamosal); the squama of squamipennate (skwa-mi-pen'at), a. [< L. 
the occipital bone (the supra-occipital). 3. In l "L uama > a scale, + petma, a wing: seepennate.] 
ornith., a scale-like feather, as one of those Having scaly feathers, as a penguin, 
upon a penguin's wing or the throat of a hum- Squamipennes (skwa-mi-pen'ez), n.pl. [NL., 
ming-bird. See cut under Squamipennes. 4 < L - *'. a scale, + penna, a wing, fin: see 
peri*.] 1. In 
ichth., same 
as Squamipin- 
nes. 2. In 
ornith., the 
penguins, or 
Sphenisci: so 
called from 
the scale-like 
character of 
the plumage. 
[Bare.] 
on, of the temporal bone. 
"*"ej " " " *nvi wire amuuiit 01 / , -. , . . ,_ . T 
vapor in the atmosphere. White squalls are infrequent, SquamacBOUS (skwa-ma shius), o. [< L. squa- 
Same as squamous or 
[NL., neut.pl. 
ma, a scale, + -aceous.] 
squamose. 
Squamata (skwa-ma'ta), n.pl. [NL., neut. pi. 
of LL. squamatus, scaly: see squamate.] 1. In 
herpet., the scaly reptiles, (a) An order of Reptilia, 
established by Oppel in 1811. It was composed of the sau- 
rians or lizards (including crocodiles) and snakes or ophid- 
ians, divided accordingly into Saurii and Ophidii. Its 
Squamipenne; 
rior edge of wii 
longiroatris), er 
Scaly feather from ante- 
K of penguin (Aflinmiylts 
argea 8 tunes. 
r - it. Its Squamipinnes (skwa-mi-pin'ez), . pi. [NL. 
were the modern orders Crocodilia, Lacertilia, and (Cuvier, spelled Squammipeniies): see Squami- 
intjAij*. -,....* ? 
Ophidia, with, however, one foreign element (Amphix- 
osena). (b) In Merrem's system of classification (1820), same 
as Oppel's Squamata exclusive of the crocodiles, or Lori- 
cata of Merrem. It formed the third order of Pholidota or 
scaly reptiles, divided into Qradientia, Kepentia, Serpen- 
tia, Incedentia, and Predentia. Also called Lepidosauria 
and formerly Saurophidia. 
St. In mammal., scaly mammals; a group of the 
Entomopliaga or insectivorous edentates, con- 
taining the single family Manididse, the scaly 
pennes.] In ichth.: (a) In Cuvier's system of 
classification, the sixth family of acanthopte- 
rygian fishes: so called because the soft and 
frequently the spinous parts of their dorsal and 
anal fins are covered with scales, which render 
it difficult to distinguish them from the body. 
The body is generally much compressed ; the intestines 
