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scutellate

/skyoo-tel-it, -eyt, skyoot-l-eyt/US // skyuˈtɛl ɪt, -eɪt, ˈskyut lˌeɪt //

鳞次栉比,鳞片状,鳞片状的,鳞片状物

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Zoology.

    • : having scutes.
    • : formed into a scutellum.

Examples

  • Hind toe absent in most species; tarsus usually reticulate, sometimes scutellate.

  • Scutell′iform, scutellate; Scutellig′erous, provided with a scutellum; Scutelliplan′tar, having the back of the tarsus scutellate.

  • Hind toe very small, second a little shorter than fourth, third very long, all scutellate for more than half their length.

  • Feet of moderate length, strong; tarsus distinctly scutellate; lateral toes nearly equal, hind toe stout.

  • In a female examined, the anterior part of the tarsus has two rows of scales, while in a male that part is broadly scutellate.