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lateral scales

lateral scales is the plural of lateral scale.

Meaning of lateral scale

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.

Questions about lateral scales

What is lateral scales the plural of?
Lateral scales is the plural of lateral scale.

Words near lateral scales in the dictionary

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

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