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scute S0180000 (skyo͞ot)n. A keratinous, chitinous, or bony external plate, as on the shell of a turtle or the underside of a snake.
[From Latin scūtum, shield; see scutum.]scute (skjuːt) n (Zoology) zoology a horny or chitinous plate that makes up part of the exoskeleton in armadillos, turtles, fishes, etc[C14 (the name of a French coin; C19 in zoological sense): from Latin scūtum shield]scute (skyut)
n. a bony or horny plate, as on an armadillo or turtle, or a large scale, as on the foot of a bird. [1840–50; < Latin scūtum shield] scu•tel•late (skyuˈtɛl ɪt, -eɪt, ˈskyut lˌeɪt) adj. scu`tel•la′tion, n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | scute - large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snakeprotective covering - the tough natural covering of some organismscarapace, cuticle, shell, shield - hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles |
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scute[skyüt] (invertebrate zoology) A cornified, epithelial, scalelike structure in lizards and snakes. scute
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.scute (skūt), A thin lamina or plate. Synonym(s): scutum (1) [L. scutum, shield] scute (skyo͞ot)n. A keratinous, chitinous, or bony external plate, as on the shell of a turtle or the underside of a snake.scute (skyūt) A thin lamina or plate.
Synonym(s): scutum (1) . [L. scutum, shield]scute any scale-like object such as a fish or reptile scale or the turtle's plate of shell.SCUTE
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Words related to scutenoun large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snakeRelated Words- protective covering
- carapace
- cuticle
- shell
- shield
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