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scutellate1 definition

scu·tel·late (skyo̵̅o̅t′'l āt′, -it; skyo̵̅o̅ tel′it)

adjective

covered or protected with scutella, or small scales or plates

Etymology: ModL scutellatus < scutellum: see scutellum

scutellate2 definition

scu·tel·late (skyo̵̅o̅t′'l āt′, -it; skyo̵̅o̅ tel′it)

adjective

Biol. shaped like a shield or platter; round and nearly flat

Etymology: ModL scutellatus (see scutellate), mistaken for L scutulatus < scutulum, dim. of scutum, a shield: see scutum

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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