Scutate

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scutate \Scu"tate\, a. [L. scutatus armed with a shield, from
     scutum a shield.]
     1. Buckler-shaped; round or nearly round.
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     2. (Zool.) Protected or covered by bony or horny plates, or


        large scales.
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