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scaly |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scaly \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: scaly adj 1: (biology) rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf [syn: {lepidote}, {leprose}, {scabrous}, {scurfy}] 2: (zoology) having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles [syn: {scaley}, {scaled}]
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