01 a. Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish.
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1.
Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish.
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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.
Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem.(Bot.)
Phrases & compounds
Scaly ant-eater —
the pangolin.