Definition of Scute. Meaning of Scute. Synonyms of Scute

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Definition of Scute

Scute
Scute Scute, n. [L. scutum a shield, a buckler. See Scudo.] 1. A small shield. [Obs.] --Skelton. 2. An old French gold coin of the value of 3s. 4d. sterling, or about 80 cents. 3. (Zo["o]l.) A bony scale of a reptile or fish; a large horny scale on the leg of a bird, or on the belly of a snake.

Meaning of Scute from wikipedia

- A scute (/skjuːt/ ) or scutum (Latin: scutum; plural: scuta "shield") is a bony external plate or scale overlaid with horn, as on the s**** of a turtle...
- s**** there may be a cervical scute (sometimes incorrectly called a nuchal scute) however the presence or absence of this scute is highly variable, even within...
- The achaete-scute complex (AS-C) is a group of four genes (achaete, scute, lethal of scute, and asense) in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. These...
- Achaete-scute homolog 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ASCL1 gene. Because it was discovered subsequent to studies on its homolog in Drosophila...
- has a brown-colored carapace, with black markings at the edges of each scute. The carapace has a distinct, sharp keel down the center of its length,...
- herbivorous and were obligate quadrupeds, with leaf-shaped teeth and robust, scute-covered bodies. Ankylosaurids possess a distinctly domed and short snout...
- "shield". It is used for the following: Scutum (shield), the Roman shield Scute, a zootomical term Scudo (disambiguation), various currencies This disambiguation...
- around the margin and "vertebrals" over the vertebral column, though the scute that overlays the neck is called the "cervical". "Pleurals" are present...
- mesoplastra, which separates them from the Pelomedusidae. The cervical scute is usually present, though it is absent in some species of Elseya and Myuchelys...
- flesh is distinguished from tougher body structures such as bone, s**** and scute, respectively. In plants, the "flesh" is the juicy, edible structures such...