2. [See {Scutellum}.] (Zo["o]l.) Having the tarsi covered with broad transverse scales, or scutella; -- said of certain birds. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
scutellate — scutellate1 [skyo͞ot′ l āt΄, skyo͞ot′ lit; skyo͞o tel′it] adj. [ModL scutellatus < scutellum: see SCUTELLUM] covered or protected with scutella, or small scales or plates scutellate2 [skyo͞ot′ l āt΄, skyo͞ot′ lit; skyo͞o tel′it] adj. [ModL… … English World dictionary
scutellate — or scutellated adjective Date: 1785 having or covered with scutella … New Collegiate Dictionary
scutellate — adj. [L. dim. scutum, shield] Divided into small platelike areas … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
scutellate — /skyooh tel it, ayt, skyooht l ayt /, adj. Zool. 1. having scutes. 2. formed into a scutellum. Also, scutellated. [1775 85; SCUTELL(UM) + ATE1] * * * … Universalium
scutellate — A process with a broad base that is distally expanded into a dorso ventrally flattened, broad, subtriangular to oblong process [Ingle, 1980] … Crustacea glossary
scutellate — shaped like a platter Shapes and Resemblance … Phrontistery dictionary
scutellate — scu·tel·late || skjuËtÉ™leɪt(ɪd) adj. covered with hard scales or plates (Botany, Zoology) … English contemporary dictionary
scutellate — scu·tel·late … English syllables
scutellate — /ˈskutəleɪt/ (say skoohtuhlayt), / lət/ (say luht) adjective 1. having scutes. 2. formed into a scutellum. Also, scutellated. {New Latin scūtellātus. See scutellum, ate1} …
scutellate — … Useful english dictionary
