GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Scaly (?), a.
   1. Covered or abounding with scales; as, “a scaly fish”. “Scaly crocodile.” Milton.
   
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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. (Bot.) Composed of scales lying over each other; as, “a scaly bulb”; covered with scales; as, “a scaly stem”.
   
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   Scaly ant-eater (Zool.), the pangolin.
   
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