scute

Meaning

1. A horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of a turtle or the skin of crocodiles.
2. A proneural gene, often associated with achaete, that is required for the formation of many larval and adult sense organs
3. (obsolete) A small shield.
4. An old French gold coin.

Synonyms

buckler

plate

scale

shield

🛡️

shingle

sign

squama

scutum

clypeus

pavis

pavise

squame

Pronounced as (IPA)

/skjuːt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scutum (“shield”). Compare scutum, escudo, scudo, and écu.