adj 1 a  :  covered with or consisting of scales  b  :  of, relating to, or being a stratified epithelium that consists at least in its outer layers of small scalelike cells  2  :  resembling a scale or plate : esp  :  of, relating to, or being the thin anterior upper portion of the temporal bone .
 
 
 
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