Scutellation
Pronunciation : Scu`tel*la"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: the entire covering, or mode of arrangement, of scales, as on the legs and feet of a bird.
(Zo?l.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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