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lateral scale

lateral scale noun: one of the scales along the midside that spans from the rear edge of the gill cover to the base of the caudal fin of a fish, usually along a lateral line.

Noun

lateral scale (plural lateral scales)

  1. One of the scales along the midside that spans from the rear edge of the gill cover to the base of the caudal fin of a fish, usually along a lateral line.

Forms of lateral scale

plurallateral scales

Questions about lateral scale

What does lateral scale mean?
Lateral scale means one of the scales along the midside that spans from the rear edge of the gill cover to the base of the caudal fin of a fish, usually along a lateral line.
What part of speech is lateral scale?
Lateral scale is a noun.
What is the plural of lateral scale?
The plural of lateral scale is lateral scales.

Words near lateral scale in the dictionary

  1. lateral pterygoid plate
  2. lateral raise
  3. lateral raises
  4. lateral recti
  5. lateral rectus
  6. lateral scale
  7. lateral scales
  8. lateral sclerosis
  9. lateral sinus
  10. lateral sinuses
  11. lateral strata

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