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zvīņains

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Latvian

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Etymology

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From zvīņa (scales) +‎ -ains.

Adjective

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zvīņains (definite zvīņainais, comparative zvīņaināks, superlative viszvīņainākais, adverb zvīņaini)

  1. (of fish, reptiles) scaly, squamous (covered with scales)
    zvīņaina zivsscaly fish
    čūskas zvīņainajās bruņās parādījās garas, asiņainas rētasin the snake's scaly armor a long, bloody scar appeared
  2. scaly (to which scales adhered, dirty, smeared, smudged with scales)
    zvīņainas rokasscaly hands
    zvīņains priekšautsscaly apron
    zvīņaini tīkliscaly nets
  3. (of plants) scaly (covered with scales)
    zvīņains ziednesisscaly stem
    zvīņaina mizascaly bark
  4. (of substances) scaly, flaky (which has, makes scales, flakes)
    zvīņains iezis, ģipšakemnsscaly rock, gypsum
  5. (of skin) scaly, flaky (which is flaking)
    zvīņaina sejascaly, flaky face
    sejas āda ziemā nereti kļūst raupja, zvīņainafacial skin in winter often becomes rough, scaly

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