What does scalelike mean?
Scalelike means Resembling scales in shape or form.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Resembling scales in shape or form.
Below these antennae, a rounded flap hangs over all you can see of its bloodsucking stinger, a buckled straw apparently supported by a channel that is thick with scalelike excrescences.
Use scalelike when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Scalelike means Resembling scales in shape or form.
Common synonyms include squamiform, squamoid.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Below these antennae, a rounded flap hangs over all you can see of its bloodsucking stinger, a buckled straw apparently supported by a channel that is thick with scalelike excrescences.
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