Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An annelid of the family Aphroditidæ; a scaleworm; a kind of marine worm covered with scales or elytra on the back, as a sea-mouse or sea-centiped: as, the scolopendrine scaleback, Polynoë scolopendrina. See cut under
Polynoë .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of marine annelids of the family
Polynoidæ , and allies, which have two rows of scales, or elytra, along the back. SeeIllust. underchætopoda .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology Any member of numerous
species ofmarine annelids with two rows ofscales , orelytra , along theback . - noun An operation by which something is
scaled back orreduced .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Trimming Frank Gehry's design for the Nets arena at Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards will help ensure it gets built, boosters said Friday - but critics say the scaleback is the plan's death knell.
Queens Crap 2009
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Trimming Frank Gehry's design for the Nets arena at Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards will help ensure it gets built, boosters said Friday - but critics say the scaleback is the plan's death knell.
Queens Crap 2009
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Trimming Frank Gehry's design for the Nets arena at Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards will help ensure it gets built, boosters said Friday - but critics say the scaleback is the plan's death knell.
HoopsVibe 2009
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BP's new boss says it's time for a "scaleback" in cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Gulf Oil Spill: BP Says Time For 'Scaleback' Of Cleanup Efforts 2010
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BP's new boss says it's time for a "scaleback" in cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Gulf Oil Spill: BP Says Time For 'Scaleback' Of Cleanup Efforts 2010
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With talk of cleanup 'scaleback' and some fishing areas opening, spill may be near new phase
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Incoming BP CEO: It's time for 'scaleback' in cleanup, but company will still set things right
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Incoming BP CEO: It's time for 'scaleback' in cleanup, but company will still set things right
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It's definitely not time for a "scaleback", but it probably is time for a transition in terms of the cleanup activities.
TreeHugger 2010
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CEO Robert Dudley said last weekend that it was time for BP to "scaleback" its cleanup efforts, the
TreeHugger 2010
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