scutationn.
/skjuːˈteɪʃən/ Zoology.
Arrangement of scuta.
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1852 Zoologist 10 3402 The integument of the naked part of the foot [presenting] its well-marked scutation.
1881 Nature 24 Feb. 402/2 The horny scutation of lizards.
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