scaly

  1. Adjective.  Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish.
  2. Adjective.  Resembling scales, laminae, or layers.
  3. Adjective.  (South African) Mean; low; as, a scaly fellow.
  4. Adjective.  Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem.

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