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scute

UK/skjuːt/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake

Origin

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

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