scutate [
'skju:teit]
a. 有盾状的, 有鳞甲的, 圆盾形的
[医] 鳞的, 鼓室盾板的
Scutate \Scu"tate\, a. [L. scutatus armed with a shield, from
scutum a shield.]
1. Buckler-shaped; round or nearly round.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Protected or covered by bony or horny plates,
or large scales.