ADJECTIVE | all | scaled, scaly, scaley | having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles |
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all | scaled | (used of armor) having overlapping metal plates attached to a leather backing |
Sounds | skey'ld | |
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Rhymes | detailed ... veiled: 7 rhymes with eyld... |
Meaning | Having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles. | |
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Synonyms | scaly, scaley | |
Category | zoology, zoological science | The branch of biology that studies animals |
Broader | armored, armoured | Used of animals |
Spanish | escamoso | |
Catalan | escamós, escatós |
Meaning | (used of armor) having overlapping metal plates attached to a leather backing. | |
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Broader | armored, armoured | protected by armor (used of persons or things military) |
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