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SCALELESS
scaleless
(adjective) destitute of scales
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
scaleless (not comparable)
Lacking anything to give a sense of scale; not having a reference for size.
Of a surface: free from deposits of scale.
(botany, zoology) Not having scales.
Synonym: esquamulose
Antonyms: scaly, squamulose
Source: Wiktionary
Scale"less, a.
Definition: Destitute of scales.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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