Definitions for scutellation

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scutellation scu·tel·la·tion

Spelling: [skyoot-l-ey-shuh n]

IPA: /ˌskyut lˈeɪ ʃən/

Scutellation is a 12 letter English word.

You can make 1798 anagrams from letters in scutellation (aceillnosttu).

Definitions for scutellation

noun

1. a scutellate state or formation; a scaly covering, as on a bird's foot.
2. an arrangement of scutella or scales.

Origin of scutellation

First recorded in 1870-75; scutell(um) + -ation

Examples for scutellation

The subspecies of P. deppei have been defined on characters of coloration and scutellation.

There are only ten tail-feathers, and the scutellation of the tarsus is like that of Xenicus.

Examination of 18 specimens from Costa Rica shows no differences in scutellation, nor geographic segregation of two populations.

The scutellation resembles that of other species of Agkistrodon.

In other characters of scutellation the specimens are highly variable.

In scutellation these specimens are like T. dorsalis cyclides.

The scutellation of the cottonmouth closely resembles that of the other species of Agkistrodon.

Of these, Cyclagras, Hypsirhynchus, and Pseudablabes have round pupils and certain differences in scutellation.