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Definition of Scutal
1. a. Of or pertaining to a shield.
Definition of Scutal
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to a shield. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scutal
1. pertaining to a scute [adj] - See also: scute
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scutal
Literary usage of Scutal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1908)
"... one-third the length of the scutal margin. c.—Basal margin of carina straight
with a rounded median projection, the sides narrower than in P. helium; ..."
2. The Barnacles (Cirripedia) Contained in the Collections of the U.S. National by Henry Augustus Pilsbry (1907)
"straight scutal margin. The carinal margin is very weakly sigmoid, ... The upper
lateral plate is trapezoidal, the scutal margin much the longest, concave. ..."
3. The Barnacles (Cirripedia) Contained in the Collections of the U.S. National by Henry Augustus Pilsbry (1907)
"straight scutal margin. The carinal margin is very weakly sigmoid, ... The upper
lateral plate is trapezoidal, the scutal margin much the longest, concave. ..."
4. A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia: With Figures of All the Species by Charles Darwin (1854)
"tergum with the spur truncated, broad as half the valve, and depending beneath
the basi-scutal angle as much as half its own breadth, Hab. ..."
5. Annual Report (1873)
"The scutal sutures are wide, aud have distinctly defined borders. The marginal
Bear the bridge is remarkably massive; ..."
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