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These scaly animals can weigh up to about 77 pounds and live in burrows.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
Deficiencies in omega-3s can contribute to rough and scaly skin.
—Tamar Kane, Ms, Rd, Verywell Health, 9 Oct. 2024
Inspired by those scaly vertebrates, Chan used an array of precious stones — tourmaline, yellow diamond, garnets — to create a magical multicolored figurine.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024
But as our Zodiac boat slowly approached a mud bank in Western Australia's Kimberley region, a thick, scaly tail and a mouth that appeared to be curled in a jagged smirk came into view.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2024
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
Deficiencies in omega-3s can contribute to rough and scaly skin.
—Tamar Kane, Ms, Rd, Verywell Health, 9 Oct. 2024
Inspired by those scaly vertebrates, Chan used an array of precious stones — tourmaline, yellow diamond, garnets — to create a magical multicolored figurine.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024
But as our Zodiac boat slowly approached a mud bank in Western Australia's Kimberley region, a thick, scaly tail and a mouth that appeared to be curled in a jagged smirk came into view.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Scaly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scaly. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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