Pronunciations (2)
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/skeɪld/
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skeɪld
Adjective
Covered with scales or scale-like structures.
Usage- not-comparable
Without scales, or with the scales removed.
Usage- not-comparable
- Examples
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scaled herring
Adjective
having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles
(used of armor) having overlapping metal plates attached to a leather backing