scaly leg
noun
variants
also scaly legs
: a disease of poultry that is transmitted by a mite of the genus Knemidokoptes (K. mutans) and that produces an abnormal rough hard scaliness on the featherless parts of the legs
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“Scaly leg.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/scaly%20leg. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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