Scutellation
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Scutellation is a noun meaning (zoology) Collectively, the covering or arrangement of scales or scutella, such as on a reptile, or the legs and feet of a bird.
Meaning
(zoology) Collectively, the covering or arrangement of scales or scutella, such as on a reptile, or the legs and feet of a bird.
Word Forms
- scutellations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scutation, scutum, squamation, scute, squamulation, postscutellum.
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