scaled

Having scales, as a fish or reptile; scaly; squamate.

Having scutella, as a bird’s tarsus; scutellate. See cuts under Goura and Guttera.

Having color-markings which resemble scales or produce a scaly appearance: as, a scaled dove or quail. See cuts under Scardafella and Callipepla.

In entomology, covered with minute scales, as the wings of butterflies and moths, the bodies of many weevils, etc. See cut under scale, n.

In heraldry, imbricated; covered with an imbricated pattern. See escalloped.

adjective

Covered with scales, or scalelike structures; — said of a fish, a reptile, a moth, etc.

adjective

Without scales, or with the scales removed.

adjective

Having feathers which in form, color, or arrangement somewhat resemble scales.

adjective

any American dove of the genus Scardafella. Its colored feather tips resemble scales.

verb

Simple past tense and past participle of scale.