scutellate
or scu·tel·lat·ed
[ skyoo-tel-it, -eyt, skyoot-l-eyt or skyoot-l-ey-tid ]
/ skyuˈtɛl ɪt, -eɪt, ˈskyut lˌeɪt or ˈskyut lˌeɪ tɪd /
adjective Zoology.
having scutes.
formed into a scutellum.
Origin of scutellate
First recorded in 1775–85;
scutell(um) +
-ate1
Words nearby scutellate
scutate,
scutch,
scutch grass,
scutcheon,
scute,
scutellate,
scutellation,
scutellum,
scutiform,
scutter,
scuttle
Example sentences from the Web for scutellate
Scutell′iform, scutellate; Scutellig′erous, provided with a scutellum; Scutelliplan′tar, having the back of the tarsus scutellate.
Scutellate, or Scutelliform, saucer-shaped or platter-shaped.
The Elements of Botany |Asa GrayHind toe very small, second a little shorter than fourth, third very long, all scutellate for more than half their length.
A Synopsis of the Birds of North America |John James Audubon