HyperDic: scaley

English > 1 sense of the word scaley:
ADJECTIVEallscaley, scaly, scaledhaving the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles
English > scaley: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningHaving the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles.
Synonymsscaly, scaled
Categoryzoology, zoological scienceThe branch of biology that studies animals
Broaderarmored, armouredUsed of animals
Spanishescamoso
Catalanescamós, escatós
Nounsscalea flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals

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