| scutella | Origin: NL, fem. Dim. Of L. Scutum. <zoology> See Scutellum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| 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) |