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scutellate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scutel-late
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

saucer-shaped

adj

Having the tarsi covered with broad transverse scales, or scutella, as in certain birds.

Etymology

Latin scutella (“a dish, salver”). Compare English scuttle (“a basket”).

Inflected Forms

more scutellate (comparative) most scutellate (superlative)

Synonyms

scutellated

Rhymes With

appellate prelate zealot stellate flagellate dinoflagellate helot lamellate flabellate patellate biflagellate phytoflagellate

Questions

What does scutellate mean?
saucer-shaped
Where does scutellate come from?
Latin scutella (“a dish, salver”). Compare English scuttle (“a basket”).

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