| ADJECTIVE | all | scaly, lepidote, leprose, scabrous, scurfy | rough to the touch |
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| all | scaly, scaley, scaled | having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles |
| Meaning | rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf. | |
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| Synonyms | lepidote, leprose, scabrous, scurfy | |
| Category | biology, biological science | The science that studies living organisms |
| Broader | rough, unsmooth | Having or caused by an irregular surface |
| Spanish | áspero, rasposo, rugoso | |
| Catalan | aspre, raspós, rugós | |
| Nouns | scale | a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals |
| scaliness | the property of being scaly | |
| Meaning | Having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles. | |
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| Synonyms | scaley, scaled | |
| Category | zoology, zoological science | The branch of biology that studies animals |
| Broader | armored, armoured | Used of animals |
| Spanish | escamoso | |
| Catalan | escamós, escatós | |
| Nouns | scale | a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals |
| scaliness | the property of being scaly | |
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