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Scutellum


Scu-tel′lum

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Scutella
(#)
.
[NL., neut. dim. of L.
scutum
a shield.]
1.
(Bot.)
A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of the proper thallus, the fructification of certain lichens.
2.
(Zool.)
(a)
The third of the four pieces forming the upper part of a thoracic segment of an insect. It follows the scutum, and is followed by the small postscutellum; a scutella. See
Thorax
.
(b)
One of the transverse scales on the tarsi and toes of birds; a scutella.

Definition 2024


scutellum

scutellum

English

Noun

scutellum (plural scutella)

  1. Any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc
    1. (lichenology) A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of the proper thallus, the fructification of certain lichens.
    2. (zoology) The third of the four pieces forming the upper part of a thoracic segment of an insect. It follows the scutum, and is followed by the small postscutellum.
    3. (zoology) One of the transverse scales on the tarsi and toes of birds.

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