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