a large bony or horny plate, as on an armadillo, turtle, or the underside of a snake
animal noun (animals and microorganisms)
scutes
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(the name of a French coin; 19th century in zoological sense): from Latin scūtum...
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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. Scutes are similar to scales and serve the same function. Unlike the scales of lizards... (46 of 392 words, 2 images)
a horny or chitinous plate that makes up part of the exoskeleton in armadillos, turtles, fishes, etc (17 of 196 words, pronunciation)
[biology] A horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of a turtle or the skin of crocodiles. | [genetics] A proneural gene, often associated with achaete, that is required for the formation of many larval and adult sense organs (43 of 44 words, 2 definitions)
A horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of a turtle or the underside of a snake. (22 of 36 words, pronunciation)
a thickened horny or bony plate on a turtle's shell or on the back of a crocodile, stegosaurus, etc (19 of 32 words, pronunciation)
an external bony or horny plate or large scale (9 of 30 words, pronunciation)
[zoology] : a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle. | a large scale. (22 of 28 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation)
any external bony or horny plate, as on some fishes and many reptiles | any scalelike structure (16 of 25 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation)
an external bony or horny plate or scale in some animals, especially snakes and other reptiles (16 of 36 words, pronunciation)
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First use: 14th century
Origin: (the name of a French coin; 19th century in zoological sense): from Latin scūtum shield
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Origin: Latin: shield | Latin, literally: the Shield
Origin: Middle English (denoting a coin): from Latin "scutum"
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First use: late 18th century
Origin: Latin, literally "oblong shield"
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Origin: Latin
First use: 1848
Origin: New Latin scutum, from Latin, shield
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First use: 1771
Origin: New Latin, from Latin, shield
Origin: From Latin scūtum, shield; see "scutum".
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Origin: Latin scūtum, shield; see skei- in Indo-European roots.
Origin: Latin scutum, a shield: see "scutum"
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Origin: Latin, probably from Indo-European base *skeut-, to cover, skin from "hide", Latin cutis, skin, Greek skutos, hide, leather
Origin: Latin scutum ("shield")
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Origin: Latin scūtum ("shield").
First use: 14th century
Origin: Latin scutum "shield"
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First use: Late 18th century
Origin: Latin, "shield"
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