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Scaly vs Jackwood - What's the difference?

scaly | jackwood |

As nouns the difference between scaly and jackwood

is that scaly is the scaly yellowfish, species: Labeobarbus natalensis while jackwood is species: Cryptocarya glaucescens, a rainforest tree of eastern Australia whose bark is dark brown or reddish-brown and often scaly.

As an adjective scaly

is covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish.

scaly

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish.
  • Resembling scales, laminae, or layers.
  • (dated, vulgar, or, South African) Mean; low.
    • a scaly fellow
  • Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem.

    • Noun

    (wikipedia scaly) (Scaly Yellowfish) (Labeobarbus natalensis) (scalies)
  • (South Africa) The scaly yellowfish, .

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    jackwood

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun) (wikipedia jackwood)
  • , a rainforest tree of eastern Australia whose bark is dark brown or reddish-brown and often scaly.