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A bird having small polygonal scales covering the tarsi.

A ganoid fish having rhombic enameled scales; one of the Rhomboganoidei.

rivable from a rhombohedron; relating to a system of forms including the rhombohedron and scalenohedron. Rhombohedral iron ore (Min.) See Hematite. -- Rhombohedral system (Crystallog.), a division of the hexagonal system embracing the rhombohedron, scalenohedron, etc.

ble parasite, and forming ring-shaped discolored patches covered with vesicles or powdery scales. It occurs either on the body, the face, or the scalp. Different varieties are distinguished as Tinea circinata, Tinea tonsurans, etc., but all are caused by the same parasite (a species of Trichophyton).…

To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pith; as, to rise a tone or semitone.

A round mass, plate, or disk; especially (Metal.), the crust or scale which forms upon the surface of molten metal in the crucible.

A green micaceous mineral occurring in minute scales. It is essentially a silicate of aluminia and potash containing vanadium.

Having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped; as, a rotate spicule or scale; a rotate corolla, i.e., a monopetalous corolla with a flattish border, and no tube or a very short one.

the dorsal fin farther back, a stouter body, and red irises. Called also redeye, roud, finscale, and shallow. A blue variety is called azurine, or blue roach.

To scrape or rasp, as a bone; to scale. [R.] Wiseman.

Salmo trutta). It resembles the salmon, but is smaller, and has smaller and more numerous scales. (b) The American namaycush. (c) A name that is also applied locally to the adult black spotted trout (Salmo purpuratus), and to the steel head and other large trout of the Pacific coast.

See Scaleboard plane, under Scaleboard.

Rough to the touch, like a file; having small raised dots, scales, or points; scabby; scurfy; scaly. Arbuthnot.

Capable of being scaled.

veral diseases of the scalp characterized by pustules (the dried discharge of which forms scales) and by falling out of the hair.

Adapted for removing scales, as from a fish; as, a scaling knife; adapted for removing scale, as from the interior of a steam boiler; as, a scaling hammer, bar, etc.

Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish. "Scaly crocodile." Milton.

Scale-winged.

A flattened plate or scale attached to the second joint of the antennæ of many Crustacea.

e Scincoidea. The tongue is not extensile. The body and tail are covered with overlapping scales, and the toes are margined. See Illust. under Skink.