n. 鳞甲, 盾板

[医] 鳞, 鼓室盾板

[ noun ]
large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake
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Scute \Scute\, n. [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. (Zo["o]l.) 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.