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scaly

also scalier, scaliest
adjectivenoun
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As an adjective, scaly means covered or abounding with scales. As a noun, it means the scaly yellowfish (Labeobarbus natalensis).

Meanings of scaly

6 meanings

adjective

  1. Covered or abounding with scales.

    “a scaly fish  a scaly stem”

  2. Composed of scales lying over each other.

    “a scaly bulb”

  3. Resembling scales, laminae, or layers.

  4. Having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles

    Similar: scaley, scaled
Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. datedvulgarsouth africanLow, mean.

    “a scaly fellow”

noun

  1. South AfricaThe scaly yellowfish (Labeobarbus natalensis).

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

scaly around the world

South AfricaThe scaly yellowfish (Labeobarbus natalensis).

Synonyms by meaning

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adjective: rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
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adjective: having the body covered or partially covered with thin ho…
scaleyscaled

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