scute
n. 鳞甲, 盾板 [医] 鳞, 鼓室盾板
发音
US
/skjuːt/
词形变化
scutes
复数
scutes
释义与例句
n.
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1.
A horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of a turtle, the skin of crocodiles, or the feet and legs of birds.
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2.
A proneural gene, often associated with achaete, that is required for the formation of many larval and adult sense organs
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3.
A small shield.
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4.
An old French gold coin.
历史
词汇关系
词源
Borrowed from Latin scutum (“shield”). Compare scutum, escudo, scudo, and écu.
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