Category:Scute

Scute, n. Etym: [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. (zoöl.)

Defn: 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.