scutellum

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

    Расстановка переносов

    scu·tel·lum

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    Этимология

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