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Word: scute (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • biology A horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of a turtle or the skin of crocodiles.
  • genetics A proneural gene, often associated with achaete, that is required for the formation of many larval and adult sense organs

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