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Scute

A scute (/skjuːt/ ⓘ) or scutum (Latin: scutum; plural: scuta "shield") is a bony external plate or scale overlaid with horn, as on the shell of a turtle, the skin of crocodilians, and the feet of birds. The term is also used to describe the anterior portion of the mesothorax in insects as well as some arachnids (e.g., the family Ixodidae, the scale ticks).

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Properties

ScalesEpidermisDermisHornySnakes
15 related topics

Fish

PineconefishClupeomorphaKnightiaDiplomystusCarangidae
9 related topics

Insects and other arthropods

ArachnidMesonotumMetanotumHard ticksSclerotised
8 related topics

Mammals

SynapsidsFingernails
2 related topics

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Mammals

Turtles

Fish

Birds

Insects and other arthropods

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Scute

Nodes52
Edges51
Triples28
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.038462
Components1

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Scute

Top relations

related to Fish · 8
Scute → Carangidae, Coelorinchus, Diplomystus, Jacks, Knightia, Many Clupeomorpha, Some, Sturgeon
related to Birds · 7
Scute → Both, Dinosaur, Evolutionary, Large, The, These, Unblocking
related to Properties · 6
Scute → Dermal, Forming, Glyptodon, Scutes, The, Unlike
related to Mammals · 3
Scute → Excluding, Prehistoric, The
related to Turtles · 2
Scute → The, They
see also · 2
Scute → Fish, Snake

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Important terminology

scales scutes scutum birds also skin anterior used mammals keratin dorsal feet scale surface armour covered species term describe snakes

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Scuterelated to BirdsThe0.60section
Scuterelated to BirdsLarge0.60section
Scuterelated to BirdsBoth0.60section
Scuterelated to BirdsUnblocking0.60section
Scuterelated to BirdsDinosaur0.60section
Scuterelated to BirdsEvolutionary0.60section
Scuterelated to BirdsThese0.60section
Scuterelated to FishSome0.60section
Scuterelated to FishMany Clupeomorpha0.60section
Scuterelated to FishKnightia0.60section
Scuterelated to FishDiplomystus0.60section
Scuterelated to FishJacks0.60section

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