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Adjective: scutate  'skyoo,teyt
  1. (biology) shield-shaped; having a large flat protective plate
    "The scutate shell of a turtle"
     
  2. (zoology) protected or covered by bony or horny plates, or large scales
    "Many reptiles have scutate skin"