a. 有小盾板的, 盾形的

Scutellate \Scu"tel*late\, Scutellated \Scu"tel*la`ted\, a. [L.
scutella a dish, salver. Cf. {Scuttle} a basket.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Formed like a plate or salver; composed of
platelike surfaces; as, the scutellated bone of a
sturgeon. --Woodward.

2. [See {Scutellum}.] (Zo["o]l.) Having the tarsi covered
with broad transverse scales, or scutella; -- said of
certain birds.