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noun
A horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of a turtle, the skin of crocodiles, or the feet and legs of birds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
A proneural gene, often associated with achaete, that is required for the formation of many larval and adult sense organs
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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noun
A small shield.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
An old French gold coin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: protective covering
Narrower terms: carapace, shell, cuticle, shield
History
Borrowed from Latin scutum (“shield”). Compare scutum, escudo, scudo, and écu.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
