Meanings
adjectivescutellate (comparative more scutellate, superlative most scutellate)
comparative more scutellate · superlative most scutellate
- biologyHaving the tarsi covered with broad transverse scales, or scutella, as in certain birds.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Latin scutella (“a dish, salver”). Compare English scuttle (“a basket”).
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with scutellate
appellatezealotprelatestellatedinoflagellateflagellatebiflagellateflabellatehelotlamellatepatellatephytoflagellatesubstellate
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APA
scutellate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scutellate
MLA
“scutellate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scutellate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scutellate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scutellate.
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