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Scutes

A horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of a turtle or the skin of crocodiles.

📖 Definitions of "Scutes"

noun
  1. 1

    A horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of a turtle or the skin of crocodiles.

  2. 2

    A proneural gene, often associated with achaete, that is required for the formation of many larval and adult sense organs

  3. 3

    A small shield.

  4. 4

    An old French gold coin.

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