SCUTELLATED

Adjective

scutellated (comparative more scutellated, superlative most scutellated)

scutellate

Source: Wiktionary

Scu"tel*late, Scu"tel*la`ted, a. Etym: [L. scutella a dish, salver. Cf. Scuttle a basket.]

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Formed like a plate or salver; composed of platelike surfaces; as, the scutellated bone of a sturgeon. Woodward.

2. Etym: [See Scutellum.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Having the tarsi covered with broad transverse scales, or scutella; -- said of certain birds.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition