- Scutellation
- Scutellation Scu`tel*la"tion, n. (Zo["o]l.) The entire covering, or mode of arrangement, of scales, as on the legs and feet of a bird. [1913 Webster]
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Scutellation
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scutellation — [skyo͞ot΄ l ā′shən] n. [< SCUTELLATE1] Zool. the entire covering of small scales or plates, as on a bird s leg or certain fishes … English World dictionary
scutellation — /skyooht l ay sheuhn/, n. Zool. 1. a scutellate state or formation; a scaly covering, as on a bird s foot. 2. an arrangement of scutella or scales. [1870 75; SCUTELL(UM) + ATION] * * * … Universalium
scutellation — scu·tel·la·tion … English syllables
scutellation — /skutəˈleɪʃən/ (say skoohtuh layshuhn) noun Zoology 1. scutellate state or formation; a scaly covering, as on a bird s leg. 2. arrangement of scutella or scales …
scutellation — ˌsk(y)üd.əlˈāshən noun ( s) Etymology: scutellate + ion : lepidosis 2 … Useful english dictionary
Brian Houghton Hodgson — (February 1, 1800 – May 23, 1894 [May 28, 1894 According to M. A. Smith in the Fauna of British India. 1941] ) was an early naturalist and ethnologist working in British India where hewas an English civil servant.Life and careerHodgson was born… … Wikipedia
Gonyosoma — Taxobox | name = Gonyosoma regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata subordo = Serpentes familia = Colubridae subfamilia = Colubrinae genus = Gonyosoma subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = Gonyosoma cantoris… … Wikipedia
passeriform — /pas euhr euh fawrm , peuh ser euh /, adj. of or pertaining to the order Passeriformes; passerine. [ < NL Passeriformes, equiv. to L passer sparrow + iformes IFORMES] * * * ▪ bird Introduction also called passerine or perching bird any… … Universalium
scutellum — n. (pl. scutella) Bot. & Zool. a scale, plate, or any shieldlike formation on a plant, insect, bird, etc., esp. one of the horny scales on a bird s foot. Derivatives: scutellate adj. scutellation n. Etymology: mod.L dimin. of L scutum shield … Useful english dictionary
