Scutate

(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:55:50

Scu"tate (?), a. [L. scutatus armed with a shield, from scutum a shield.]

1.

Buckler-shaped; round or nearly round.

2. Zool.

Protected or covered by bony or horny plates, or large scales.

 

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