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scaly

adjective / noun

Meaning

  1. adjectiveCovered or abounding with scales.

    Example: a scaly fish a scaly stem

  2. nounThe scaly yellowfish (Labeobarbus natalensis).
  3. adjectiveComposed of scales lying over each other.

    Example: a scaly bulb

Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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