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scaly

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scal·y  (skl)
adj. scal·i·er, scal·i·est
1. Covered or partially covered with scales.
2. Shedding scales or flakes; flaking.
scali·ness n.
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Adj.1.scaly - rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
lepidote, leprose, scabrous, scurfy
biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"
2.scaly - having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles
scaled, scaley
zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals
armoured, armored - used of animals; provided with protective covering
scaly
adjective 1. squamous, squamate, lamellose, lamelliform
adjective 2. flaky, scabrous, scurfy, furfuraceous Medical squamous or squamose Biology squamulose
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scaly scale


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The uncovered part had the appearance of a huge cylinder, caked over and its outline softened by a thick scaly dun-coloured incrustation.
The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context
He was so ungainly, so pimply about the head, so scaly about the legs, yet so serene, so unspeakably satisfied
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We saw many small animals, such as porcupines, a scaly ant-eater, and a wild pig, piebald in color and with long curved tusks.
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