scale-like
Like fish skin
Scale-like describes something resembling the thin, flat, overlapping plates found on fish, reptiles, or certain plants.
The term appears in biological descriptions—scale-like leaves, scale-like bark—and in any context where surfaces show similar patterns: The roof tiles lay in scale-like rows.
Postal system items
- chainmailArmor of linked rings
- lamellarConsisting of thin layers
- overlappingCovering part of another
- platedCoated with metal
protective · medieval · interlocking · metallic · segmented · articulated · pangolin · armadillo
Scale-bearing reptile order
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
- crocodilianOrder of large reptiles
- snakeskinSerpent's shed epidermis
- overlappingCovering part of another
keeled · imbricate · saurian · armored · textured · rough · patterned · banded
Leaflike floral structure
- coneTapered solid, circular base
- pineconeWoody seed-bearing structure
- catkinPendulous tree flower spike
- protectiveServing to guard
papery · membranous · overlapping · sheathing · bulb · fern · palm · bark
Having swimming appendages
- gilledHaving respiratory slits
- piscineOf or like fish
- silveryPale metallic sheen
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
overlapping · cycloid · aquatic · streamlined · reflecting · mermaid · koi · salmon
Postal system items
- chainmailArmor of linked rings
- lamellarConsisting of thin layers
- overlappingCovering part of another
plated · protective · medieval · interlocking · metallic · segmented · articulated · pangolin · armadillo · knight
squamate
Scale-bearing reptile order
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
- crocodilianOrder of large reptiles
- snakeskinSerpent's shed epidermis
overlapping · keeled · imbricate · saurian · armored · textured · rough · patterned · banded · iridescent
bract
Leaflike floral structure
- coneTapered solid, circular base
- pineconeWoody seed-bearing structure
- catkinPendulous tree flower spike
protective · papery · membranous · overlapping · sheathing · bulb · fern · palm · bark · lichen
finned
Having swimming appendages
shimmering · overlapping · cycloid · aquatic · streamlined · reflecting · mermaid · koi · salmon · trout
flaky
Crumbly or unreliable
- psoriaticOf a scaling condition
- scabrousRough or indecent
- crustyHard-shelled, literally or figuratively
peeling · patchy · rough · dry · scurfy · exfoliating · shedding · scabby · irritated · thickened