SCUTELLUM

Etymology

Noun

scutellum (plural scutella)

Any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc

(lichenology) A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of the proper thallus, the fructification of certain lichens.

(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.

(zoology) One of the transverse scales on the tarsi and toes of birds.

(botany) A grass seed cotyledon that is highly modified for absorption.

Source: Wiktionary

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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