The buds of trees have brown scales over them.

树木的芽儿有棕色鳞片。

The ghost catfish have no scales, said writer Qibin Zhao.

作家赵启斌说幽灵鲶鱼没有鳞片。

What if they have scaly skin?

如果他们浑身长满鳞片呢？

They are now studying the structure of the scales on the wings.

他们现在正在研究蝴蝶翅膀上鳞片的结构。

For one, they have a hard, mineralized layer on the outside.

首先，鳞片表面有非常坚硬的矿化层。

They don't have the traction from belly scales like a snake has.

它们不像蛇那样有腹部鳞片的牵引力。

As lizards grow, their scales do not grow with them.

蜥蜴渐长大，它们的鳞片并不随之长大。

How could I ever be happy without them?

没有了这些鳞片我又怎麽会快乐呢？

They're the only mammals on earth covered in scales, which accounts for about 20 percent of their body weight.

它们是地球上唯一覆盖着鳞片的哺乳动物，鳞片占了他们体重的20%。

After subjecting the scales to stress tests and electron microscopy in the lab, they figured out the scales' secrets.

在实验室对巨骨舌鱼的鳞片进行压力测试和电子显微镜检查后，他们发现了鳞片的秘密。

Their beautiful smooth scaled skin is a shade of bluish black.

它们美丽又光滑的鳞片皮透着暗沉的乌青色。

You can describe details like the feel of its fur or scales!

你还可以描述宠物皮毛或鳞片的触感等细节！

We discovered that moth scales actually resonate in response to being hit with ultrasound.

我们发现被超声波击中时飞蛾鳞片会共振。

Great job, my scaly little friend.

干得漂亮，我浑身鳞片的小兄弟。

Its body is covered with scales, which lap over each other, like the tiles of a roof.

鱼身上盖着鳞片, 鳞片就像瓦片一样, 是一片叠一片的。

And every single scale on the dragon has something you were supposed to do.

而龙身上的每一个鳞片都有你应该做的事情。

These scales shelter the tender bud from the cold of winter and early spring.

这些鳞片保护嫩芽在寒冬和早春时不受伤害。

These teeth were specifically designed to lock onto prey with slippery scales.

这些牙齿有特别的设计能够锁住带有滑溜鳞片的猎物。

Buckbeak sank to his scaly knees and then stood up again.

巴克比克弯了弯有鳞片的膝头，又站直了。

They are mammals, and they're covered in scales from their head to their tail.

穿山甲是哺乳动物, 它们从头到尾覆盖着鳞片。