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scalyfoot

scalyfoot noun: any of several Australian legless lizards, of the genus Pygopus, having prehensile tails and scaly flaps in place of hindlimbs.

Noun

scalyfoot (plural scalyfoots)

  1. Any of several Australian legless lizards, of the genus Pygopus, having prehensile tails and scaly flaps in place of hindlimbs.

Forms of scalyfoot

pluralscalyfoots

Origin of scalyfoot

From scaly + foot.

Questions about scalyfoot

What does scalyfoot mean?
Scalyfoot means any of several Australian legless lizards, of the genus Pygopus, having prehensile tails and scaly flaps in place of hindlimbs.
What part of speech is scalyfoot?
Scalyfoot is a noun.
What is the plural of scalyfoot?
The plural of scalyfoot is scalyfoots.

Words near scalyfoot in the dictionary

  1. scaly-tailed possum
  2. scaly-tailed possums
  3. scalybutt
  4. scalyfin
  5. scalyfins
  6. scalyfoot
  7. scalyfoots
  8. Scalzi
  9. Scalzis
  10. Scalzo
  11. Scalzos

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