Scaly

a.	1.	Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish.
	2.	Resembling scales, laminæ, or layers.
	3.	Mean; low; as, a scaly fellow.
	4.	(Bot.) Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem. Scaly ant-eater (Zool.) the pangolin.

Adj.	1.	scaly - rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf Synonyms: lepidote, leprose, scabrous, scurfy
	2.	scaly - having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles Synonyms: scaled, scaley

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