scaly


Definition: Meaning of, scaly in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈskeɪli /

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scaly scalier scaliest
  1. a scaly animal or fish is covered with small flat pieces of hard skin
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  2. scaly skin is dry and rough
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scaly used in phrases

  • scaly anteater (noun)
    1. toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
  • scaly fern (noun)
    1. small European fern with chaffy leathery fronds
  • scaly lentinus (noun)
    1. with scales below the ring a fungus with a scaly cap and white flesh and a ring on the stalk ; odour reminiscent of liquorice
  • scaly pholiota (noun)
    1. a gilled fungus with a cap and stalk that are conspicuously scaly with upright scales; gills develop a greenish tinge with age
  • scaly polypore (noun)
    1. when there is a stalk a fungus with a lateral stalk and a scaly cap that becomes nearly black in maturity; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
  • scaly-tailed (adjective)
    1. having a scaly tail
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