lamellate vs scaly

lamellate

adj
  • Composed of, or furnished with, thin plates or scales. 

  • Having at least some component segments being lengthened on one side and flattened into circles, making these segments look like a stack of dinner plates. 

scaly

adj
  • Covered or abounding with scales. 

  • Resembling scales, laminae, or layers. 

  • Composed of scales lying over each other. 

noun
  • The scaly yellowfish (Labeobarbus natalensis). 

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