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scutellate

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[skyoo-tel-it, -eyt, skyoot-l-eyt] / skyuˈtɛl ɪt, -eɪt, ˈskyut lˌeɪt /
Also scutellated

adjective

Zoology.

  1. having scutes.

  2. formed into a scutellum.

Etymology

Origin of scutellate

First recorded in 1775–85; scutell(um) + -ate 1

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