scute

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/skjuːt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(skyo̅o̅t)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
scute  (skyo̅o̅t),USA pronunciation n. [Zool.]
  1. Zoologya dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
  2. Zoologya large scale.
  • Latin scūtum shield
  • 1350–1400 for earlier sense "French coin, écu''; 1840–50 for current senses; Middle English

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
scute / skjuːt/
  1. a horny or chitinous plate that makes up part of the exoskeleton in armadillos, turtles, fishes, etc
Etymology: 14th Century (the name of a French coin; C19 in zoological sense): from Latin scūtum shield
'scute' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
scutcheon - scutellum - scutum - shield

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