scaleback

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noun

Any member of numerous species of marine annelids of the Polynoidae family, with two rows of scale-like elytra along the back

“Budgetary constraints led to a scaleback in quality.”

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scale wormscaledown
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Meanings

scaleback1

nounscaleback (plural scalebacks)

plural scalebacks

  1. archaicAny member of numerous species of marine annelids of the Polynoidae family, with two rows of scale-like elytra along the back

    Synonyms: scale worm

scaleback2

nounscaleback (plural scalebacks)

plural scalebacks

  1. An operation by which something is scaled back or reduced.

    Budgetary constraints led to a scaleback in quality.

    Synonyms: scaledown

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny member of numerous species of marine annelids of the Polynoidae family, with two rows of scale-like elytra along the back

Similar
scale worm

nounAn operation by which something is scaled back or reduced.

Similar
scaledown
Also see
scaledown

Origin

scaleback · noun

From scale + back.

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scaleback · noun

Deverbal from scale back.

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Cite this entry
APA

scaleback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaleback

MLA

“scaleback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaleback. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scaleback,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaleback.

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