'Scute' definitions:
Definition of 'scute'
(from WordNet)
noun
Large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake
Definition of 'Scute'
From: GCIDE
- Scute \Scute\, n. [L. scutum a shield, a buckler. See Scudo.]
- 1. A small shield. [Obs.] --Skelton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An old French gold coin of the value of 3s. 4d. sterling, or about 80 cents. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster]