SCUTE


Meaning of SCUTE in English

/skyooht/ , n. Zool.

1. a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.

2. a large scale.

[ 1350-1400 for earlier sense "French coin, ÉCU"; 1840-50 for current senses; ME scutum shield ]

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