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scaleback en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From scale + back.

Meanings

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

Forms

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scalebacks	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Synonyms

scale worm

scaleback en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Deverbal from scale back.

Meanings

1. An operation by which something is scaled back or reduced.
   • Budgetary constraints led to a scaleback in quality.

Forms

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scalebacks	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Synonyms

scaledown