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scutate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scu-tate
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Shaped like a shield or buckler.

adj

Of, pertaining to or covered with scutes.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more scutate (comparative) most scutate (superlative)

Questions

What does scutate mean?
Shaped like a shield or buckler.
Where does scutate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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