scutiform

[ skyoo-tuh-fawrm ]

adjective

1. being in the shape of a shield; shield-shaped.

scutiform

/ ˈskjuːtɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. (esp of plant parts) shaped like a shield

Word History and Origins

Origin of scutiform¹

From the New Latin word scūtiformis, dating back to 1650–60. See scutum, -i-, -form

Word History and Origins

Origin of scutiform¹

C17: from New Latin scūtiformis, from Latin scūtum a shield + forma shape

Example Sentences

Thence it is directed outwards towards the pinna of the ear, and is inserted into the internal border of the scutiform cartilage and on the inner side of the concha—that is to say, of the conchinian cartilage—which forms the principal part of the pinna.

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Extending from the scutiform cartilage to the inner side of the concha, it contributes to the movement of rotation by which the opening of the pinna of the ear is directed forwards.

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Thence it is directed, widening as it proceeds, towards the scutiform cartilage, and is there inserted by blending with the corresponding part of the great zygomatic.

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In the dog and the cat it arises from the base of the pinna of the ear, from the portion of this base which bears the name of scutiform cartilage.

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The interscutellar is a single muscle, thin and broad, covering the temporal muscle and a portion of the occipital, extending from the scutiform cartilage of the pinna of one side to the same cartilage of the pinna belonging to the side opposite.

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