{ } 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 ]

{ } a. [ L. stellatus, p. p. of stellare to set or cover with stars, from stella a star. See Stellar. ] 1. Resembling a star; pointed or radiated, like the emblem of a star. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Starlike; having similar parts radiating from a common center; as, stellate flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. stellatus, p. p. of stellare to set or cover with stars, from stella a star. See Stellar. ] 1. Resembling a star; pointed or radiated, like the emblem of a star. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Starlike; having similar parts radiating from a common center; as, stellate flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]