| scute | 1. A small shield. 2. An old French gold coin of the value of 3s. 4d. Sterling, or about 80 cents. 3. <zoology> A bony scale of a reptile or fish; a large horny scale on the leg of a bird, or on the belly of a snake. Origin: L. Scutum a shield, a buckler. See Scudo. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| scutella | Origin: NL, fem. Dim. Of L. Scutum. <zoology> See Scutellum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scutellated | 1. <zoology> Formed like a plate or salver; composed of platelike surfaces; as, the scutellated bone of a sturgeon. 2. [See Scutellum. <ornithology, zoology> Having the tarsi covered with broad transverse scales, or scutella; said of certain birds. Origin: L. Scutella a dish, salver. Cf. Scuttle a basket. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scutellation | <zoology> The entire covering, or mode of arrangement, of scales, as on the legs and feet of a bird. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scutelliform | 1. Scutellate. 2. <botany> Having the form of a scutellum. Origin: L. Scutella a dish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scutelliplantar | <ornithology, zoology> Having broad scutella on the front, and small scales on the posterior side, of the tarsus; said of certain birds. Origin: L. Scutellus a shield + planta foot. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scutellum | Part of the embryo in seeds of the Poaceae (grasses). Can be considered equivalent to the cotyledon of other monocotyledenous seeds. During germination, absorbs degraded storage material from the endosperm and transfers it to the growing axis. (18 Nov 1997) |