scutellate
English
Etymology
Latin scutella (“a dish, salver”). Compare English scuttle (“a basket”).
Adjective
scutellate (comparative more scutellate, superlative most scutellate)
- (botany) saucer-shaped
- (zoology) Having the tarsi covered with broad transverse scales, or scutella, as in certain birds.
Synonyms
- scutellated
Latin
Adjective
scutellāte
- vocative masculine singular of scutellātus