scute

[ skyoot ]

/ skyut /

noun Zoology.

a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.

a large scale.

Origin of scute

1350–1400 for earlier sense “French coin, écu ”; 1840–50 for current senses; Middle English <Latin scūtum “shield”

Words nearby scute

Scutari, scutate, scutch, scutcheon, scutch grass, scute, scutellate, scutellation, scutellum, scutiform, scutter

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Example sentences from the Web for scute

Its highest point is always behind the centre of the scute, and is devoid of sculpture.
The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 4|Various
Nor could I satisfy myself that the margins of the scute were continuous with the surrounding bundles of connective tissue.
The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 4|Various
There is little actual increase in thickness of the scute after the first three or four years of growth.
Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz|John M. Legler
This crest always subsides before it reaches the anterior margin of the scute, though it may extend beyond the posterior margin.
The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 4|Various

Scutig′erous, provided with a scute or scuta; Scū′tiped, having the shanks scaly, of birds.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for scute

scute

/ (skjuːt) /

noun

zoology a horny or chitinous plate that makes up part of the exoskeleton in armadillos, turtles, fishes, etc

Word Origin for scute

C14 (the name of a French coin; C19 in zoological sense): from Latin scūtum shield

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Medical definitions for scute

scute

[ skyōōt ]

n.

A thin platelike structure.

单词	scute
释义	scute [ skyoot ] / skyut / noun Zoology. a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle. a large scale. Origin of scute 1350–1400 for earlier sense “French coin, écu ”; 1840–50 for current senses; Middle English <Latin scūtum “shield” Words nearby scute Scutari, scutate, scutch, scutcheon, scutch grass, scute, scutellate, scutellation, scutellum, scutiform, scutter Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scute Its highest point is always behind the centre of the scute, and is devoid of sculpture. The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 4\|Various Nor could I satisfy myself that the margins of the scute were continuous with the surrounding bundles of connective tissue. The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 4\|Various There is little actual increase in thickness of the scute after the first three or four years of growth. Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz\|John M. Legler This crest always subsides before it reaches the anterior margin of the scute, though it may extend beyond the posterior margin. The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 4\|Various Scutig′erous, provided with a scute or scuta; Scū′tiped, having the shanks scaly, of birds. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for scute scute / (skjuːt) / noun zoology a horny or chitinous plate that makes up part of the exoskeleton in armadillos, turtles, fishes, etc Word Origin for scute C14 (the name of a French coin; C19 in zoological sense): from Latin scūtum shield Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for scute scute [ skyōōt ] n. A thin platelike structure. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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