Scaly \Scal"y\, a.

1. Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish. ``Scaly crocodile.'' --Milton.

2. Resembling scales, lamin[ae], or layers.

3. Mean; low; as, a scaly fellow. [Low]

4. (Bot.) Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem.

Scaly ant-eater (Zo["o]l.), the pangolin.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)