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large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake
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A scute or scutum (Latin scutum, plural: scuta "shield") is a horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of a turtle or the underside of a snake. They are similar to scales, but unlike scales, they are derived from the epidermis. The term is also used to describe the scales of some armored mammals, such as the armadillo and the extinct glyptodon. ...
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"Large Scale". In turtles refers to one of the defined regions on the carapace and plastron.
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In turtles and tortoises, the plates which cover the bony portion of the shell. In snakes, the larger, thicker scales on the underside of the body which provide support, protection, and traction.
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[skew-TELL-um] a segment of the pronotum, appearing as a more or less triangular segment behind the pronotum, most noticable in the true bugs (Hemiptera), cicadas and relatives (Homoptera) and the beetles (Coleoptera).
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