scaly vs squamous

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). 

squamous

adj
  • Covered with, made of, or resembling scales; scaly. 

  • Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone; squamosal 

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