scutellum

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Definition of scutellum in English English dictionary

Any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc

It follows the scutum, and is followed by the small postscutellum; a scutella

The third of the four pieces forming the upper part of a thoracic segment of an insect

A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of the proper thallus, the fructification of certain lichens

One of the transverse scales on the tarsi and toes of birds; a scutella

Related Terms

scutellation

The entire covering, or mode of arrangement, of scales, as on the legs and feet of a bird

Hyphenation

scu·tel·lum

Etymology

[ skü-'te-l&m, skyü ] (noun.) circa 1760. New Latin, diminutive of Latin scutum shield.