Assertion: turtle's plate | /r/Synonym | scute
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text: The shell is made up of about 60 bones that are covered by plates called scutes.
text: As said in the science section, turtles have the ability to shed their shell (carapace) plates (scutes).
text: The shells of other sea turtles are made of thick plates called scutes.
text: These plates are called scutes.
text: Of all the animals with backbones, turtles are the only ones that also have a shell, made up of 59 to 61 bones covered by plates called scutes, which are made of keratin like our fingernails.
text: In all species except the leatherback, the shell is covered with a layer of horny plates called scutes.
text: Of all the animals with backbones, turtles are the only ones that also have a shell, made up of 59 to 61 bones covered by plates called scutes, which are made of keratin like our fingernails.
text: The Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) is most known for the diamond-shaped plates (scutes) on its shell!