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Definition of Scalelike
1. Adjective. Reduced to a small appressed thing that resembles a scale. "Scalelike leaves"
Definition of Scalelike
1. Adjective. Resembling scales in shape or form ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scalelike
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scalelike
Literary usage of Scalelike
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1915)
"In the male moth Sphinx convolvuli a pair of lateral tufts of scalelike hairs is
... of two large chitinous invaginated sacs, lined with scalelike hairs. ..."
2. Biennial Report by Kansas State Horticultural Society, British Soviet Friendship Society (1922)
"Beneath the scalelike covering the body is degenerate, lacking organs of ...
The San Jose scale is a fiat, circular, scalelike object, bearing at its center ..."
3. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1897)
"A. Elytra without asperities and scalelike hairs ... Elytra with asperities or
tubercles, bearing at their summits short black scalelike hairs. b. ..."
4. Weeds of the North Central States edited by Lloyd M. Wax, Richard S. Fawcett, Duane Isely (1999)
"Plants evergreen, with needlelike or scalelike leaves. 16. Leaves needlelike, in
clusters of 2 to 5; fruit a cone. PINE (Pinus spp.) 16. ..."
5. A Text-book of Invertebrate Morphology by James Playfair McMurrich (1896)
"The body and the wings are generally abundantly covered with hairs, which in some
forms are scalelike. The antennae are usually long and filiform, ..."
6. English Botany, Or, Coloured Figures of British Plants by James Sowerby, John Thomas Boswell, Phebe Lankester, John William Salter (1866)
"Scape with only a few scattered empty scalelike bracts. ... Scape generally with
numerous empty scalelike bracts throughout its whole length. ..."
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