Scu·tel·lum n.; pl. Scutella
1. Bot. A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of the proper thallus, the fructification of certain lichens.
2. Zool. (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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Scu·tel·la n. pl. See Scutellum.
Scu·tel·la, n.; pl. Scutellae Zool. See Scutellum, n., 2.
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