SCUTE

Scute

A scute or scutum is a bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of a turtle, the skin of crocodilians, the feet of some birds or the anterior portion of the mesonotum in insects.

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scute

Noun

  1. A horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of a turtle or the skin of crocodiles.
  2. A proneural gene, often associated with achaete, that is required for the formation of many larval and adult sense organs
  3. A small shield.
  4. An old French gold coin.


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