noun
squamates; scaled reptiles
Zoological term for the order Squamata, which includes lizards and snakes. Used in biological contexts.
有鱗類にはトカゲやヘビが含まれる。
Squamates include lizards and snakes.
noun
pangolins
Rare, outdated usage for pangolins (order Pholidota). Modern Japanese typically uses センザンコウ or 穿山甲. This sense may appear in older taxonomic literature.
古い文献では、有鱗類がセンザンコウを指すことがある。
In older literature, 有鱗類 can refer to pangolins.
Broader class Reptilia; 有鱗類 is a specific order within reptiles.
From 有鱗 (having scales) + 類 (group, category). The term was historically used for both squamates and pangolins due to their shared scaly appearance, but modern taxonomy restricts it to Squamata.