Scaly

  • 11scaly — scal|y [ skeıli ] adjective 1. ) a scaly animal has skin like that of a fish or a snake 2. ) scaly skin is so dry that small pieces of it fall off …

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  • 12scaly — adjective 1 an animal, such as a fish, that is scaly is covered with small flat pieces of hard skin 2 scaly skin is dry and rough scaliness noun (U) …

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  • 13scaly — adjective 1) the dragon s scaly hide Syn: technical squamous, squamate, squamose, lamellate, lamellar, lamelliform, lamellose 2) scaly patches of dead skin Syn: flaky, dry, flaking, scurfy, peeling …

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  • 14scaly — 1) having scales, covered with scales, being a scaly organism 2) shabby, mean (slang) …

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  • 15scaly — adjective a) Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish. b) Resembling scales, laminae, or layers …

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  • 16scaly — adj. Scaly is used with these nouns: ↑hide, ↑rash, ↑skin …

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  • 17scaly — [ˈskeɪli] adj scaly skin is so dry that small pieces of it fall off …

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  • 18scaly — I. /ˈskeɪli/ (say skaylee) adjective (scalier, scaliest) 1. covered with or having a lot of scales or scale. 2. characterised by or consisting of scales; scale like. 3. peeling or flaking off in scales. 4. Colloquial shabby; despicable. {scale1 + …

  • 19Scaly-breasted — may refer to:* Scaly breasted Bulbul, a species of songbird * Scaly breasted Hummingbird, a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family * Scaly breasted Illadopsis, a species of bird in the Timaliidae family * Scaly breasted Lorikeet, an… …

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  • 20Scaly-sided Merganser — Adult male Conservation status …

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