scute
/skjuːt/ · noun
Meaning
- A horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of a turtle or the skin of crocodiles.
- A proneural gene, often associated with achaete, that is required for the formation of many larval and adult sense organs
- A small shield.
- An old French gold coin.
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