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scutate

scutate adjective: shaped like a shield or buckler.

Adjective

scutate (comparative more scutate, superlative most scutate)

  1. Shaped like a shield or buckler.
  2. Of, pertaining to or covered with scutes.

scutate meaning in Tamil

scutate in Tamil

கவசம் போன்ற பாதுகாப்புத் தகடுடைய

Forms of scutate

comparativemore scutate
superlativemost scutate

Origin of scutate

From Latin scutātus, from scutum (“shield”).

Questions about scutate

What does scutate mean?
Scutate means shaped like a shield or buckler.
What is scutate in Tamil?
Scutate in Tamil is கவசம் போன்ற பாதுகாப்புத் தகடுடைய. See Scutate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is scutate?
Scutate is an adjective.

Words near scutate in the dictionary

  1. scutae
  2. scutage
  3. scutages
  4. scutal
  5. Scutari
  6. scutate
  7. scutated
  8. scutation
  9. scutations
  10. scutch
  11. scutch grass

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Adapted from Wiktionary: scutate (page history and authors); scutate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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