scutiform

American  

[skyoo-tuh-fawrm] / ˈskyu təˌfɔrm /

Also scutelliform

adjective

1. being in the shape of a shield; shield-shaped.

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scutiform British  

/ ˈskjuːtɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. (esp of plant parts) shaped like a shield

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Etymology

Origin of scutiform

From the New Latin word scūtiformis, dating back to 1650–60. See scutum, -i-, -form

Example Sentences

Thence it is directed, widening as it proceeds, towards the scutiform cartilage, and is there inserted by blending with the corresponding part of the great zygomatic.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

Extending from the scutiform cartilage to the inner side of the concha, it contributes to the movement of rotation by which the opening of the pinna of the ear is directed forwards.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

Ovicells subglobular, with a scutiform area on the upper surface, marked with several lines on each side, radiating from a central line.

From Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 by MacGillivray, John

In the dog and the cat it arises from the base of the pinna of the ear, from the portion of this base which bears the name of scutiform cartilage.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard