Definitions for: Scaly

[adj] (zoology) having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles
[adj] (biology) rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf

Webster (1913) Definition: Scal"y, a.
1. Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish.
``Scaly crocodile.'' --Milton.

2. Resembling scales, lamin[ae], or layers.

3. Mean; low; as, a scaly fellow. [Low]

4. (Bot.) Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a
scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem.

Scaly ant-eater (Zo["o]l.), the pangolin.

Synonyms: armored, armoured, lepidote, leprose, rough, scabrous, scaled, scaley, scurfy, unsmooth

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