Definitionn. large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake
Last update: July 22, 2015
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The appearance of a single unworn scute, especially one of the centrals or the posterior laterals, closely resembles a low, lopsided pyramid. [Please select]
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Contrasting pale and dark areas of the germinal layer correspond to the pattern of markings on the scute removed. [Please select]
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A) Entire scute from above (à 2½); dashed line shows portion removed in parasagittal section. [Please select]
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The new layer is thin and indistinct under the oldest part of the scute but becomes more distinct toward its periphery. [Please select]
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There is little actual increase in thickness of the scute after the first three or four years of growth. [Please select]
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They are mere dips or depressions in the surface of the scute. [Please select]
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--The Relationship of Length of Abdominal Scute to Plastral Length, and of Plastral Length to Length of Carapace, in 103 Specimens of _T. [Please select]
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The Relative Lengths of Abdominal Scute and Plastron are not Significantly Different in the Five Groups. [Please select]
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The terms "scute," "lamina," and "scale" are used here more or less interchangeably for the epidermal parts as are the terms "plate," "bone," and "element" for the bony parts of the shell. [Please select]
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The inner wall of each groove is the peripheral edge of the part of the scute last formed whereas the outer wall represents the inner edge of the next new area of epidermal growth. [Please select]
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