scaleless

English

Etymology

scale +‎ -less

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈskeɪl.ləs/

Adjective

scaleless (not comparable)

1. Lacking anything to give a sense of scale; not having a reference for size.
2. Of a surface: free from deposits of scale.
3. (botany, zoology) Not having scales.

   Synonym: esquamulose

   Antonyms: scaly, squamulose

   • 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 65:

     There are also some surprises such as Eurotamandua, a scaleless pangolin that looks astonishingly like a South American anteater.

4. Without using a set of scales.

   scaleless dieting

Derived terms

• scaleless dragonfish
• scalelessness

Translations

(botany, zoology) not having scales

• German: schuppenlos, ungeschuppt
• Polish: bezłuski (pl)