scaleback

English

noun
Definitions
  • (zoology) Any member of numerous species of marine annelids of the Polynoidae family, with two rows of scales, or elytra, along the back.

Etymology

Compound from English scale + English back (mild drink, back, chaser).

Origin

English

back

Gloss

mild drink, back, chaser

Concept
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The body

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Kanji

後, 背

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