scutellate

American  

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

Also scutellated

adjective

Zoology.

1. having scutes.

2. formed into a scutellum.

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Etymology

Origin of scutellate

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

Example Sentences

Tarsus scutellate in front; toes moderate; claws arched and laterally grooved.

From British Birds in their Haunts by Johns, Rev. C. A.

Legs short, stout, tarsi scutellate; toes long, strong, hind toe especially, outer toe joined at base to middle toe; claws large, much hooked.

From British Birds in their Haunts by Johns, Rev. C. A.

Tarsus scutellate in front and longer than middle toe; toes and claws short.

From British Birds in their Haunts by Johns, Rev. C. A.

Hind toe absent in most species; tarsus usually reticulate, sometimes scutellate.

From British Birds in their Haunts by Johns, Rev. C. A.

Scutell′iform, scutellate; Scutellig′erous, provided with a scutellum; Scutelliplan′tar, having the back of the tarsus scutellate.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various