scaly

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. 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

8. 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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