scutellation

American  

[skyoot-l-ey-shuhn] / ˌskyut lˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

Zoology.

1. a scutellate state or formation; a scaly covering, as on a bird's foot.

2. an arrangement of scutella or scales.

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scutellation British  

/ ˌskjuːtɪˈleɪʃən /

noun

1. the way in which scales or plates are arranged in an animal

2. a covering of scales or scutella, as on a bird's leg

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Etymology

Origin of scutellation

First recorded in 1870–75; scutell(um) + -ation

Example Sentences

In other characters of scutellation the specimens are highly variable.

From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.

Certain characters of scutellation utilized by Taylor for separating L. bicolor and L. sumichrasti are inconsistent in this series.

From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.

From the other species of Cnemidophorus in Michoacán, C. lineatissimus exoristus can be distinguished by the possession of seven longitudinal stripes in adults and by the characters of scutellation given in Table 5.

From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.

Furthermore, the populations of sacki inhabiting the Tepalcatepec Valley have characters of scutellation and coloration that distinguish them from other described subspecies of sacki.

From A New Subspecies of Lizard, Cnemidophorus sacki, from Michoacan, Mexico by Duellman, William E.

In scutellation these specimens are like T. dorsalis cyclides.

From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.