Scute

[skju:t]

(noun.) large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake.

Checker: Ronnie--From WordNet

(n.) A small shield.

(n.) An old French gold coin of the value of 3s. 4d. sterling, or about 80 cents.

(n.) A bony scale of a reptile or fish; a large horny scale on the leg of a bird, or on the belly of a snake.

Inputed by Alisa

n. a shield: (zool.) a large scale a plate as the dermal scutes of a ganoid fish a turtle &c.

Typed by Gus