SCUTE Meaning of SCUTE in English [ skju:t ]■ noun Zoology a thickened horny or bony plate on a turtle's shell or on the back of a crocodile, stegosaurus, etc.OriginME (denoting a coin): from L. scutum . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004