In zoology, a scale (Ancient Greek: λεπίς, romanized: lepís; Latin: squāma) is a small rigid plate that grows out of an animal's skin to provide protection...
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Joseph Pierce Scale (zoology), a rigid plate which grows out of the skin of various animals Fish scale Reptile scale Snake scale Scale (dermatology),...
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reflectors Photonic crystals Reptile scale Scale (zoology) Scale armour Snake scales Urokotori – Japanese fish scaler Scale Etymonline. Retrieved 28 April 2019...
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Anatomical terms of location Canthus (snake) Fish scale Keratin Moult Reptile scale Snake Scale (zoology) from Latin mentum "chin", not mens "mind" Boulenger...
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segments are referred to as a scutum. Fish scutes Osteoderms Scale (zoology) Snake scales Keratin Skin Skeleton Sawyer, R.H., Knapp, L.W. 2003. Avian Skin...
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drag ratio in gliding flight. Successive close-ups of the scales of a Peacock wing Scale (zoology) External morphology of Lepidoptera Scoble, M.J. (2005)...
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the snout, which are also in contact with the internasals. Snake scales Scale (zoology) Wareham DC (2005). Elsevier's Dictionary of Herpetological and...
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paired and situated just behind the rostral. Nasal scales Rostral scale Snake scales Scale (zoology) Wright AH, Wright AA (1957). Handbook of Snakes of...
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Taxonomic rank (redirect from Rank (zoology))
zoology) Division (in zoology) Subdivision (in zoology) Infradivision (in zoology) Superlegion (in zoology) Legion (in zoology) Sublegion (in zoology)...
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The labial scales are the scales of snakes and other scaled reptiles that border the mouth opening. These do not include the median scales on the upper...
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