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scalelike

scalelike adjective: resembling scales in shape or form.

Adjective

scalelike (comparative more scalelike, superlative most scalelike)

  1. Resembling scales in shape or form
    • Below these antennae, a rounded flap hangs over all you can see of its bloodsucking stinger, a buckled straw apparently supported by a channel that is thick with scalelike excrescences.1988 January 8, Kitry Krause, “On Exhibit: a menagerie of microscopic monsters”, in Chicago Reader
    Synonyms:
    squamiform, squamoid

Synonyms of scalelike

Forms of scalelike

comparativemore scalelike
superlativemost scalelike

Origin of scalelike

From scale + -like.

Questions about scalelike

What does scalelike mean?
Scalelike means resembling scales in shape or form.
What part of speech is scalelike?
Scalelike is an adjective.

Words near scalelike in the dictionary

  1. scaleless
  2. scaleless dragonfish
  3. scalelessness
  4. scalelet
  5. scalelets
  6. scalelike
  7. scalemail
  8. scaleman
  9. scalemen
  10. scalemic
  11. scalena

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