Scaly
Pronunciation : Scal"y
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : 1. Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish. "Scaly crocodile." Milton.
2. Resembling scales, lamin?, or layers.
3. Mean; low; as, a scaly fellow. [Low]
4. (Bot.)
Defn: Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem. Scaly ant-eater (Zo?l.), the pangolin.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913