• (a.) Having the tarsi covered with broad transverse scales, or scutella; -- said of certain birds. • (a.) Formed like a plate or salver; composed of platelike surfaces; as, the scutellated bone of a sturgeon.
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1. <zoology> Formed like a plate or salver; composed of platelike surfaces; as, the scutellated bone of a sturgeon. ... 2. [See Scutellum. ... <ornithology, zoology> Having the tarsi covered with broad transverse scales, or scutella; said of certain birds. ... Origin: L. Scutella a dish, salver. Cf. Scuttle a basket. ... Source: Webster...
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