scutelligerous (skutelijerus)

[NL. scutellum + L. gerere, carry.] Provided with a scutellum or with scutella; scutellate; scutiger ous. 21. An old French gold coin, of the value of scutelline (skū'te-lin), a. Pertaining to Scu 3s. 4d. sterling, or 80 cents. And from a pair of gloves of half-a-crown To twenty crowns, will to a very scute Smell out the price. Chapman, All Fools, v. 1. 3. In zoöl., a scutum or scutellum, in any sense; a squama; a large scale; a shield, plate, or buckler: as, the dermal scutes of a ganoid fish, a turtle, an armadillo, a scaly ant-eater, etc. See cuts under carapace and Acipenser. - Clavic ular scute. See clavicular.