Squamous and Scaley

Squamous adjective - Composed of or covered with scales.

Scaley and squamous are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Scaley" with "Squamous", this adjectives are similar.

Scaley adjective - Having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles.

Squamous and scaley are semantically related. You can use "Squamous" instead an adjective "Scaley".