"scaleless" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈskeɪl.ləs/ [UK]
Etymology: scale + -less Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|scale|less}} scale + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} scaleless (not comparable)
  1. Lacking anything to give a sense of scale; not having a reference for size. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-scaleless-en-adj-kXcu6YTB
  2. Of a surface: free from deposits of scale. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-scaleless-en-adj-0aWPuaT9
  3. (botany, zoology) Not having scales. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Botany, Zoology Synonyms: esquamulose Translations ((botany, zoology) not having scales): schuppenlos (German), ungeschuppt (German), bezłuski (Polish)
    Sense id: en-scaleless-en-adj-u9hloEj8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 7 79 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 13 12 53 22 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences, zoology Disambiguation of '(botany, zoology) not having scales': 14 2 74 10
  4. Without using a set of scales. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-scaleless-en-adj-0CZGX0Aa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: scaleless dragonfish, scalelessness

Download JSON data for scaleless meaning in All languages combined (2.8kB)

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