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SCUTELLA
Noun
scutella
plural of scutellum
Noun
scutella (plural scutellae)
A scutellum.
Source: Wiktionary
Scu*tel"la, n. pl.
Definition: See Scutellum.
Scu*tel"la, n.; pl. Scutelle. Etym: [NL., fem. dim. of L. scutum.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: See Scutellum, n., 2.
SCUTELLUM
Scu*tel"lum, n.; pl. Scutella. Etym: [NL., neut. dim. of L. scutum a shield.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of the proper thallus, the fructification of certain lichens.
2. (Zoöl.) (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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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