a. [ Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, a scale. ] (Zool.) Not having scales. -- n. A fish without scales. [ 1913 Webster ]
{ } a. [ Gr. lepidwto`s covered with scales, fr. lepi`s -i`dos, a scale. ] (Bot.) Having a coat of scurfy scales, as the leaves of the oleaster. [ 1913 Webster ]