scute

(skyo͞ot)

A keratinous, chitinous, or bony external plate, as on the shell of a turtle or the underside of a snake.

[From Latin scūtum, shield; see scutum.]

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scute

(skjuːt)

(Zoology) zoology a horny or chitinous plate that makes up part of the exoskeleton in armadillos, turtles, fishes, etc

[C14 (the name of a French coin; C19 in zoological sense): from Latin scūtum shield]

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scute

(skyut)

n.

a bony or horny plate, as on an armadillo or turtle, or a large scale, as on the foot of a bird.

[1840–50; < Latin scūtum shield]

scu•tel•late (skyuˈtɛl ɪt, -eɪt, ˈskyut lˌeɪt) adj.

scu`tel•la′tion, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

scute - large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake

protective covering - the tough natural covering of some organisms

carapace, cuticle, shell, shield - hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

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A considerable number of specimens had "folded" carapaces and plastrons, although these animals did not show any irregular scute pattern.

Management and relocation of nests of Podocnemis expansa (Schweigger, 1812) (Testudines, Podocnemididae) on the Crixas-Acu River, Brazil

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Marking systems employed were approved by Texas State University's International Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC #03FF16A316_03) and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles and included toe clippings for lizards and anurans, drilling of carapace marginal scutes on turtles, and ventral pre-anal scale clips for snakes (Ferner 2007).

Herpetofaunal inventory of Camp Mabry, Austin, Texas: community composition in an urban landscape

Straight-line carapace length (nuchal notch to post-marginal scutes, SCLnt) was compared between 2004-07 and 1991-92 (Dickerson et al.

Catch rates and demographics of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) captured from the Charleston, South Carolina, shipping channel during the period of mandatory use of turtle excluder devices (TEDs)

Scale and scute development of carangid fish Caranx crysos (Mitchill).

Review of the crevalle jacks, Caranx hippos complex (Teleostei: Carangidae), with a description of a new species from West Africa

Important characters of the nuchal of this species include (1) nuchal thickened, (2) dorsal sculpturing prominent, (3) anterior border of nuchal deeply notched, (4) cervical scute area upraised, deep notches between it and adjacent peripheral bones, often with a terminal notch (see Hulbert 2001:128 Fig.

Noteworthy turtle remains from the Late Miocene (Late Hemphillian) of northeastern Nebraska

The generotype was also Testudo (Emys) longicollis, and it was diagnosed as having a depressed head and body; projecting nose and narrow nostrils; a long and "extensile" neck; and an anteriorly broad first vertebral scute.

A Taxonomic Reevaluation of Phrynops (Testudines: Chelidae) with the description of two new genera and a new species of Batrachemys

To avoid interference during mating (Boarman and others 1998), the transmitter antenna was left free to prevent snagging on vegetation, and the transmitter was glued to the specimen's 3rd pleural scute.

HABITAT USE, MOVEMENT PATTERNS, AND NEST SITE SELECTION BY WESTERN POND TURTLES (ACTINEMYS MARMORATA) IN A MANAGED CENTRAL CALIFORNIA RANGELAND POND

On the dorsal surface, the sulci between marginal 1 and vertebral 2 are apparent, and the cervical scute sulci exhibit a narrow rectangular shape, being narrower anteriorly than posteriorly (Fig.

Tortugas fosiles (Testudinoidea, Cryptodira) del Pleistoceno del yacimiento de brea de Talara, Peru

Effect of dietary citric acid supplementation and partial replacement of dietary fish meal with soybean meal on calcium and phosphorus of muscle, scute and serum of Beluga, Huso huso.

Potential of Phytase and Citric Acid Treated Canola Meal Based Diet to Enhance the Minerals Digestibility in Labeo rohita Fingerlings