Meaning of SCALED
| Pronunciation: | | skeyld
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- [adj] used of armor; having overlapping metal splates attached to a leather backing
- [adj] (zoology) having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles
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| | Synonyms: | | armored, armoured, scaley, scaly |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Scaled\, a.
1. Covered with scales, or scalelike structures; -- said of a
fish, a reptile, a moth, etc.
2. Without scales, or with the scales removed; as, scaled
herring.
3. (Zo["o]l.) Having feathers which in form, color, or
arrangement somewhat resemble scales; as, the scaled dove.
{Scaled dove} (Zo["o]l.), any American dove of the genus
{Scardafella}. Its colored feather tips resemble scales.
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