lateral scale

noun

One of the scales along the midside that spans from the rear edge of the gill cover to the base of the caudal fin of a fish, usually along a lateral line.

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Meanings

nounlateral scale (plural lateral scales)

plural lateral scales

  1. biologyOne of the scales along the midside that spans from the rear edge of the gill cover to the base of the caudal fin of a fish, usually along a lateral line.
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