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Definition: Scutellum
Scutellum
\Scu*tel"lum\, n.; pl.
Scutella. [NL., neut. dim. of
L. scutum a shield.]
1. (Bot.) A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed
of the proper thallus, the fructification of certain
lichens.
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2. (Zo["o]l.)
(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.
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