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Scutellate
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What's The Definition Of Scutellate?Synonyms | Synonyms for Scutellate: Related Terms | Find terms related to Scutellate: See Also | Scutellate In Webster's Dictionary \Scu"tel*late\, Scutellated \Scu"tel*la`ted\, a. [L.
scutella a dish, salver. Cf. {Scuttle} a basket.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Formed like a plate or salver; composed of
platelike surfaces; as, the scutellated bone of a
sturgeon. --Woodward.
2. [See {Scutellum}.] (Zo["o]l.) Having the tarsi covered
with broad transverse scales, or scutella; -- said of
certain birds.
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