écailleux — meaning in English

English meaning

• scaly adj Covered with scales, or having a rough, flaky surface like scales.
• squamous adj Covered with, made of, or resembling scales; scaly.

Senses

écailleux is used for these senses in English:

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

squamous — full definition

1. adj Covered with, made of, or resembling scales; scaly.
2. adj Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone; squamosal
3. adj Of or pertaining to an epithelium with cells that are wider than their height (flat and scale-like).

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