scutellum.
Any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc
Meaning & usage
Any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of the proper thallus, the fructification of certain lichens.
Any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc 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.
Any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc One of the transverse scales on the tarsi and toes of birds.
Any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc A grass seed cotyledon that is highly modified for absorption.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from New Latin scūtellum, diminutive of Latin scūtum (“shield”).
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