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Phrases 20
- scaly thrushZoothera dauma, an Old World thrush.
- scaly-sided merganserMergus squamatus, an endangered species of merganser found in eastern Asia
- scaly anteaterAny of several species of pangolin (Manis spp.).
- scaly-tailed possumAn Australian possum of the species Wyulda squamicaudata.
- scaly-breasted lorikeetA lorikeet, Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus, of eastern Australia, of green plumage with yellow scale-like marking on the breast.
- scaly-foot gastropodA marine snail (Chrysomallon squamiferum) that lives near deep-sea hydrothermal vents in the Indian Ocean. It has a foot armored at the sides with iron-mineralised sclerites.
- scaly legsA poultry disease affecting the legs.
- Cameroon scaly-tailA rodent of the species Zenkerella insignis, from West Central Africa.
- scaly clamSynonym of fluted giant clam: Tridacna squamosa, a large clam native to the shallow coral reefs of the South Pacific and Indian Oceans, distinguished by the leaf-like fluted edges (scutes) on its shell.
- scaly clamsplural of scaly clam: Tridacna squamosa, a large clam native to the shallow coral reefs of the South Pacific and Indian Oceans, distinguished by the leaf-like fluted edges (scutes) on its shell.
- scaly thrushesplural of scaly thrush: Zoothera dauma, an Old World thrush.
- scaly anteatersplural of scaly anteater: Any of several species of pangolin (Manis spp.).
- scaly-tailed possumsplural of scaly-tailed possum: An Australian possum of the species Wyulda squamicaudata.
- scaly-foot gastropodsplural of scaly-foot gastropod: A marine snail (Chrysomallon squamiferum) that lives near deep-sea hydrothermal vents in the Indian Ocean. It has a foot armored at the sides with iron-mineralised sclerites.
- scaly-sided mergansersplural of scaly-sided merganser: Mergus squamatus, an endangered species of merganser found in eastern Asia
- scaly-breasted lorikeetsplural of scaly-breasted lorikeet: A lorikeet, Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus, of eastern Australia, of green plumage with yellow scale-like marking on the breast.
- scaly spleenwortSynonym of rustyback: Asplenium ceterach (syn. Ceterach officinarum), a fern with orange-brown trichomes.
- scaly spleenwortsplural of scaly spleenwort: Asplenium ceterach (syn. Ceterach officinarum), a fern with orange-brown trichomes.
- Cameroon scaly-tailsplural of Cameroon scaly-tail: A rodent of the species Zenkerella insignis, from West Central Africa.
- scaly tetterPsoriasis.
Compound words 7
- nonscalyNot scaly.
- scalilyIn a scaly manner.
- scalybuttSynonym of exocortis: A viral disease of citrus and tomato plants.
- scalyfinAny member of the genus Parma of damselfishes.
- scalyfootAny of several Australian legless lizards, of the genus Pygopus, having prehensile tails and scaly flaps in place of hindlimbs.
- unscalyNot scaly.
- scalyfinsplural of scalyfin: Any member of the genus Parma of damselfishes.