scutal

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskjuːtəl/

Adjective

scutal (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to a shield.
   • 1886, Daniel Garrison Brinton, On the Ikonomatic Method of Phonetic Writing:

     Very early in the history of armorial bearings, we find a class of scutal devices called in Latin arma cantantia

2. (biology) Of or relating to a scutum.

Derived terms

• parascutal
• pseudoscutal

Anagrams

• clauts, cutlas