squat (skwot)

[ squats (skwot), n. [ [NL. (Cuvier, Squatarola (skwa-tar'ō-lä), n . 1817), It. dial. (Venetian) squatarola , the Swi plover.] A genus of true plovers which have four toes. The only species is S. helvetica , formerly Tringa squatarola , the common Swi , gray, black bellied, or bullhead plover, found in most parts of the world, and having fifty or more technical names. es. It is Squatinidæ (skwa-tin'i-dē), n. pl. [NL., called Rhinidæ, and the suborder Rhinæ is represented by this family alone. squatinoid (skwat'i-noid), a. and n. [ II. n. A shark of the family Squatinidæ . squatmoret, n. [Appar. squat1 , n., a bruise, + more2 , a plant.] The horned poppy, Glau cium flavum ( G.luteum ). See the second quotation under squat1, n., 1. Britten and Holland. [Prov. Eng.] Same as krieker .