adjective
Origin: ModL scutellatus < scutellum: see scutellum
Origin: ModL scutellatus (see scutellate), mistaken for L scutulatus < scutulum, dim. of scutum, a shield: see scutum
See scutellate in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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