scaly

Example Sentences

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But if one had seen it on the forest floor, one would have thought it was merely an oddly shaped stump: the cover made of scaly bark, the thick pages bound with twine.

From Literature

In it, a government scientist discovers that a scaly creature worshiped by island villagers as a sea god has grown to a monstrosity that dwarfs tall buildings.

From Salon

McManus suggested that people’s love for their furry, feathery or scaly companions transcends party lines.

From Los Angeles Times

Suddenly a scaly red arm stretched into the light.

From Literature

I came to a standstill at the sight of a scaly tail a few feet away, but it turned out to belong to a huge monitor lizard hiding in the undergrowth.

From Literature