scale 10
noundomain: animal
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
Hypernym
covering 1
noun
a natural object that covers or envelops
EnglishDerivationally related form
scaly 2
adjective
having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles
scaley 1
adjective
having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles
scaly 1
adjective
rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
scale 6
verb
remove the scales from
Hyponym
fish scale 1
noun
scale of the kind that covers the bodies of fish
squama 1
noun
a protective structure resembling a scale
