‖n. pl. See Scutellum. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ n.; pl. Scutellae [ NL., fem. dim. of L. scutum. ] (Zool.) See Scutellum, n., 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. scutella a dish, salver. Cf. Scuttle a basket. ] 1. (Zool.) Formed like a plate or salver; composed of platelike surfaces; as, the scutellated bone of a sturgeon. Woodward. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ See Scutellum. ] (Zool.) Having the tarsi covered with broad transverse scales, or scutella; -- said of certain birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The entire covering, or mode of arrangement, of scales, as on the legs and feet of a bird. [ 1913 Webster ]