Definitions from Wiktionary (scutellum)

▸ noun:  Any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc
▸ noun:  (lichenology) A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of the proper thallus, the fructification of certain lichens.
▸ noun:  (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.
▸ noun:  (zoology) One of the transverse scales on the tarsi and toes of birds.
▸ noun:  (botany) A grass seed cotyledon that is highly modified for absorption.




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