Look up: scute

1. Scute
   any external horny or bony plate
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2. Scute
   (pronounced skoot) A scute is a bony plate embedded in the skin. It serves as armor for an animal. Scutes may have been covered by a layer of horn.
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3. scute
   [n] - large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle
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4. Scute
   Scute noun [ Latin scutum a shield, a buckler. See Scudo .] 1. A small shield. [ Obsolete] Skelton. 2. An old French gold coin of the value of 3s. 4d. sterling, or about 80 cents. 3. (Zoology) A bon...
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5. scute
   1. A small shield. ... 2. An old French gold coin of the value of 3s. 4d. Sterling, or about 80 cents. ... 3. <zoology> A bony scale of a reptile or fish; a large horny scale on the leg of a bird, or on the belly of a snake. ... Origin: L. Scutum a shield, a buckler. See Scudo. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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6. scute
   noun large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake
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7. scute
   (skūt) a squama or scalelike structure. tympanic scute the bony plate which divides the upper part of the tympanic cavity from the mastoid cells.
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8. Scute
   • (n.) A bony scale of a reptile or fish; a large horny scale on the leg of a bird, or on the belly of a snake. • (n.) An old French gold coin of the value of 3s. 4d. sterling, or about 80 cents. • (n.) A small shield.
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9. scute
   Type: Term Pronunciation: skūt Definitions: 1. A thin lamina or plate. Synonyms: scutum1
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10. scute
    one of the enlarged scales found on the carapace of turtles
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11. Scute
    an enlarged scale, especially in turtles, tortoises and crocodilians. The large scales on the head and venter of snakes are also sometimes referred to as a scute.
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12. Scute
    Mojave Rattlesnake Crotalus scutellatus
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13. scute
    A horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of a turtle or the underside of a snake. Also called scutum.
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14. Scute
    A `scute` or `scutum` (Latin scutum, plural: scuta "shield") is a bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of a turtle, the skin of crocodilians, the feet of some birds or the anterior portion of the mesonotum in insects. Properties: Scutes are similar to scales and serv...
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