scutellated

Scu"tel*late, Scu"tel*la`ted, a. Etym: [L. scutella a dish, salver. Cf. Scuttle a basket.] 1. (Zoöl.) Defn: Formed like a plate or salver; composed of platelike surfaces; as, the scutellated bone of a sturgeon. Woodward. 2. Etym: [See Scutellum.] (Zoöl.) Defn: Having the tarsi covered with broad transverse scales, or scutella; -- said of certain birds.

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