exscutellateadj.
/ɛksˈskjuːtəleɪt/ Entomology.
Without, or apparently without, a scutellum: said of certain insects.
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1848 S. Maunder Treasury Nat. Hist. Gloss. 784/2 Exscutellate, when an insect has no visible scutellum, it being wholly covered by the prothorax.
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