scaley
Covered in plates
Scaley is an informal spelling of scaly, describing something covered with scales or resembling them: The fish had a scaley texture.
The standard spelling is scaly, but scaley appears in casual writing, perhaps by analogy with words like dicey or pricey that keep the e before the y suffix.
Four-legged scaled reptile
- geckoClimbing lizard with toe pads
- chameleonLizard altering its pigmentation
- iguanaLarge crested American lizard
- crocodileLarge semiaquatic tropical reptile
alligator · snake · serpent · python · cobra · tortoise · turtle · dragon
Structural hair protein
- overlappingCovering part of another
- dermalOf the skin
- scuteHorny protective plate
- sheddingLosing outer covering
molt · imbricate · rough · dry · flaky · patchy · coarse · corrugated
lizard
Four-legged scaled reptile
- geckoClimbing lizard with toe pads
- chameleonLizard altering its pigmentation
- iguanaLarge crested American lizard
crocodile · alligator · snake · serpent · python · cobra · tortoise · turtle · dragon · monitor
keratin
Structural hair protein
- overlappingCovering part of another
- dermalOf the skin
- scuteHorny protective plate
shedding · molt · imbricate · rough · dry · flaky · patchy · coarse · corrugated · lamellar
fins
Swimming appendages
salmon · carp · bass · cod · pike · mackerel · haddock · tilapia · catfish · perch
carapace
Protective dorsal exoskeleton
- platingSurface metal application
- mailPostal system items
- protectiveServing to guard
shield · hide · shell · covering · scutes · chainmail · hauberk · brigandine
- tip the scalesBecome the deciding factor
- fish scalesOverlapping skin plates
- bathroom scaleDevice measuring body weight
- grading scalesStandards for evaluating work
- scaled backReduced in size
- scale backReduce in extent
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