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Rarescute
The correct spelling is scute.
How to pronounce scute
noun
IPA: /skjuːt/
Say it like: Scu-te
The correct spelling is scute. A horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of a turtle or the skin of crocodiles.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of a turtle or the skin of crocodiles.
- 2.A proneural gene, often associated with achaete, that is required for the formation of many larval and adult sense organs
- 3.A small shield.
- 4.An old French gold coin.
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