LEPROSE

lepidote, leprose, scabrous, scaly, scurfy

(adjective) rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

leprose (comparative more leprose, superlative most leprose)

(biology) Covered with thin, scurfy scales.

Anagrams

• Lepores, elopers

Source: Wiktionary


Lep"rose`, a. Etym: [See Leprous.] (Nat. Hist.)

Definition: Covered with thin, scurfy scales.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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