(zoology) A horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of a turtle or the skin of crocodiles.

plural of scute

plural of scutellum

A scutellum.

(lichenology) A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of the proper thallus, the fructification of certain lichens.

plural of scutella

(botany) saucer-shaped / (zoology) Having the tarsi covered with broad transverse scales, or scutella, as in certain birds.

scutellate / (botany) Having the form of a scutellum.

(zoology) The entire covering or arrangement of scales, as on the legs and feet of a bird.

plural of scutellation