有ゆう鱗りん類るい

noun

squamates; scaled reptiles

Zoological term for the order Squamata, which includes lizards and snakes. Used in biological contexts.

• 有ゆう鱗りん類るいにはトカゲやヘビが含ふくまれる。

  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Rare, outdated usage for pangolins (order Pholidota).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.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、有ゆう鱗りん類るいがセンザンコウを指さすことがある。

  In older literature, 有鱗類 can refer to pangolins.