Scutate

[skju:teit]

(a.) Buckler-shaped; round or nearly round.

(a.) Protected or covered by bony or horny plates, or large scales.

Typed by Aileen

a. Clypeiform, shield-shaped.

Editor: Vlad

adj. (bot.) shaped like a round shield: (zool.) having the surface protected by large scales.

Checker: Melanie