Crossword clues for scute
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scute \Scute\, n. [L. scutum a shield, a buckler. See Scudo.]
A small shield. [Obs.]
--Skelton.An old French gold coin of the value of 3s. 4d. sterling, or about 80 cents.
(Zo["o]l.) A bony scale of a reptile or fish; a large horny scale on the leg of a bird, or on the belly of a snake.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context zoology English) A horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of a turtle or the skin of crocodiles. 2 (context genetics English) A proneural gene, often associated with achaete, that is required for the formation of many larval and adult sense organs 3 (context obsolete English) A small shield. 4 (context historical English) An old French gold coin.
WordNet
n. large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle
Wikipedia
A scute or scutum ( Latin scutum, plural: scuta " shield") is a bony external plate or scale overlaid with horn, as on the shell of a turtle, the skin of crocodilians, and the feet of birds. The term is also used to describe the anterior portion of the mesonotum in insects.
Usage examples of "scute".
Thrashing only hooked the beast deeper, for its iron scutes snagged a hundred spots and wedged it tighter.
The floor of the cave was smooth from a dragon dragging its iron-hard belly scutes along the floor.
Both shells had split open down the front, along the line of weakness where the ventral scutes joined.
Carefully sculpted scutes in front of that depression acted as baffles, protecting it and fairing the airflow.
Each one varied in the number of dull golden scutes scattered on its trunk, upper arms, and thighs.
Aiken flung himself prone onto the gaudy cobbled hide and clung to a pair of scutes with a death-grip.
Concave scutes decorated his spine and not incidentally provided smooth seats for any who might choose to ride there.
Using the spaces between the iron scutes for steps, they scampered up his flank and settled into the concave metal “seats” along his spine.
His iron scutes clanged violently, sounding the bells of the Church of the Contumacious Rhinoceros.
Dark-green scales armored his upper body from end to end, amber scutes his throat and belly.
He was clad merely in his scales and scutes, unless you counted the purse, rosary, and spectacles hung from his neck.