scutellate Meaning, Definition & Usage

Scu"tel*late, Scu"tel*la`ted adjective (Also<

• Scutellate
• Scutellated

)

Etymology

L. scutella a dish, salver. Cf. Scuttle a basket.

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) Formed like a plate or salver; composed of platelike surfaces; as, the scutellated bone of a sturgeon. Woodward.
2. See Scutellum. (Zoöl.) Having the tarsi covered with broad transverse scales, or scutella; -- said of certain birds.