scaly

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈskeɪli/

Adjective

scaly (comparative scalier, superlative scaliest)

1. cover#Verb|Covered or abounding with scale#Noun|scales.

   Synonyms: squamulose, Thesaurus:scaly

   Antonyms: scaleless, esquamulose

   a scaly fish  a scaly stem

2. Composed of scales lie#Verb|lying over each other.

   a scaly bulb

3. Resembling scales, laminae, or layer#Noun|layers.
4. (dated, vulgar or South African) low#Adjective|low, mean#Adjective|mean.

   a scaly fellow

Translations

• French: écailleux
• German: schuppig
• Russian: чешу́йчатый
• Spanish: escamoso

Translations

• Russian: чешу́йчатый
• Spanish: escuamiforme

Noun

scaly (plural scalies)

1. (South Africa) The scaly yellowfish, Labeobarbus natalensis.

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