scaly
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/ˈskeɪli/
English
Definitions
noun
- The scaly yellowfish, Labeobarbus natalensis.
adjective
- Covered or abounding with scales.“a scaly fish a scaly stem”
- Composed of scales lying over each other.“a scaly bulb”
- Resembling scales, laminae, or layers.
- Low, mean.“a scaly fellow”
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Synonyms
squamulosescaledlepidoteleprosescurfyscabrousscaleyarmoredarmouredroughunsmoothsquamoussquamateskalysquamoseplatedmascled