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Definition of Scutes

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 Scutes from wikipedia

- ticks). Scutes are similar to scales and serve the same function. Unlike the scales of lizards and snakes, which are formed from the epidermis, scutes are...
- Look up scut in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Scut or SCUT may refer to: Scut, a short tail on various mammals Scutwork, menial work Adam Scut (fl. 1382–1401)...
- these are four pairs of costal scutes. Around the edge of the s**** are 12 pairs of marginal scutes. All these scutes are aligned so that for the most...
- snake scales. These dermal scales are more properly called scutes. Similar dermal scutes are found in the feet of birds and tails of some mammals, and...
- five in a series of longitudinal scutes: dorsal (one series, 9–17 scutes), lateral (two series, one per side, 28–60 scutes each) and ventral series (two...
- Adam Scut (fl. 1382–1401) of Exeter, Devon, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Exeter in May 1382, April...
- necessarily indicate monophyly. The structures are however derived from scutes, common to all classes of amniotes and are an example of what has been termed...
- an ant, an automatic indexer, or (in the FOAF software context) a Web scutter. A Web crawler starts with a list of URLs to visit. Those first URLs are...
- scutes and horns that protruded from the skull. The three K scutes surrounding the tympanic cavity are seemingly not homologous with the ch**** scutes...
- Randy, and Flick and Schwartz are tormented by the neighborhood bullies Scut Farkus and Grover Dill. Ralphie eventually snaps and attacks Farkus, unleashing...