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Scale , scale1 / skāl/ • n. 1. each of the small, thin horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles, typically overlapping one another. 2. s… Cosmoid Scale , Skip to main content
cosmoid scale scale insect , scale in·sect • n. a small insect (suborder Homoptera) with a protective shieldlike scale. It spends most of its life attached by its mouth to a sing… Scale (music) , scale (in music)
scale, in music, any series of tones arranged in a step-by-step rising or falling order of pitch. A scale defines the interval relat… Placoid Scale , Skip to main content
placoid scale
placoid scale (dermal centicle) A type of scale that comprises the basic unit of the hard skin cover of sharks. It… Scale (zoology) , scales The small bony or horny plates forming the body covering of fish and reptiles. The wings of some insects, notably the Lepidoptera (butterflies…
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