- 1. a. Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish. Source: opted
- 2. a. Resembling scales, laminae, or layers. Source: opted
- 3. a. Mean; low; as, a scaly fellow. Source: opted
- 4. a. Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem. Source: opted
- 5. adj. rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf Source: wordnet
- 6. adj. having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles Source: wordnet
- 7. 1. Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish. "Scaly crocodile." Milton. 2. Resembling scales, laminæ, 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 (Zoöl.), the pangolin. Source: webster
- 8. Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a scaly bulb;covered with scales; as, a scaly stem. Scaly ant-eater (Zoöl.), thepangolin. Source: adambom
- 9. j:100 s. having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles Source: ecdict
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