About The Word Scaly
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Scaly
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What's The Definition Of Scaly?
[adj] (zoology) having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles
[adj] (biology) rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf Synonyms | Synonyms for Scaly: armored | armoured | lepidote | leprose | rough | scabrous | scaled | scaley | scurfy | unsmooth Related Terms | Find terms related to Scaly: See Also | Scaly In Webster's Dictionary \Scal"y\, a.
1. Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish.
``Scaly crocodile.'' --Milton.
2. Resembling scales, lamin[ae], or layers.
3. Mean; low; as, a scaly fellow. [Low]
4. (Bot.) Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a
scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem.
{Scaly ant-eater} (Zo["o]l.), the pangolin.
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