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scutellate |
scutellated |
scutellation |
scutelliform |
scutelliplantar |
Scutellum
| scutibranch
| scutibranchia
| scutibranchian
| scutibranchiata
| scutibranchiate
Scutellum
CIDE DICTIONARY
Scutellum, n. [NL., neut. dim. of L. scutum a shield.].
- A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of the proper thallus, the fructification of certain lichens. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Scutellum, n. (pl. scutella) Bot. & Zool. a scale, plate, or any shieldlike formation on a plant, insect, bird, etc., esp. one of the horny scales on a bird's foot.
Derivative
scutellate adj. scutellation n.
Etymology
mod.L dimin. of L scutum shield
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