[syn: scaly, scaley, scaled]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Scaly \Scal"y\, a.
1. Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish. "Scaly
crocodile." --Milton.
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2. Resembling scales, laminae, or layers.
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3. Mean; low; as, a scaly fellow. [Low]
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4. (Bot.) Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a
scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem.
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Scaly ant-eater (Zool.), the pangolin.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
scaly
adj 1: rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf [syn:
lepidote, leprose, scabrous, scaly, scurfy]
2: having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny
plates, as some fish and reptiles [syn: scaly, scaley,
scaled]