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scutate, a.|ˈskjuːteɪt|
[ad. L. scūtātus provided with a shield, f. scūtum shield: see scutum.]
1. Zool. Covered with scuta or large flat scales.
1826Kirby & Sp. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 274 Scutate (Scutata). Covered with large flat scales. 1858W. Clark Van der Hoeven's Zool. II. 265 Hydrophes. Head scutate, small.
2. Bot. Buckler-shaped.
1836Loudon Encycl. Plants 925 Root scutate. Ibid. Gloss., Scutate, formed like an ancient round buckler. 1837P. Keith Bot. Lex. s.v. Algæ, Where a root exists it is merely a fibrous or scutate base.
Hence scuˈtated a. = scutate a. 1.
1802Shaw Gen. Zool. III. 221 Scutated lizard, Lacerta Scutata. Ibid. 518 Scutated Snake, Coluber Scutatus. 1839Penny Cycl. XIII. 445 Head scutated. |