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(Lat. scutum, a shield.) In Zoology, when a surface is protected by large scales. IT. 1,1.1 M. (Lat. scHtum.) A term used by Gartner to denote the small cotyledon on the outside of the embryo of wheat, inserted a little lower down than the other more perfect cotyledon, which is pre ed close to the albumen. SCUTIBRANCMANS, Scut i branch i at a. (Lat. scutum; branchiae, gills.) A name given by Cuvier to an order of hermaphrodite Gastropodous Mollusks, including those which have the gills covered with a shell in the form of a shield. [s. 1119]