scute
(noun) large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake
Source: WordNet® 3.1
scute (plural scutes)
(zoology) A horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of a turtle or the skin of crocodiles.
(genetics) A proneural gene, often associated with achaete, that is required for the formation of many larval and adult sense organs
(obsolete) A small shield.
(historical) An old French gold coin.
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Source: Wiktionary
Scute, n. Etym: [L. scutum a shield, a buckler. See Scudo.]
1. A small shield. [Obs.] Skelton.
2. An old French gold coin of the value of 3s. 4d. sterling, or about 80 cents.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
