scaly (adj.)

  1. rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf

    [ Syn: lepidote , leprose , scabrous , scurfy ]

  2. having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles

    [ Syn: scaley , scaled ]

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