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scutellum
scu·tel·lum
[
skyoo télləm
]
(
plural
scu·tel·la
[
skyoo téllə
]
)
noun
Definition:
1.
hard plate or scale:
a hard plate or scale, e.g. on the thorax of an insect or a toe of a bird
2.
leaf of developing grass seed:
the shield-shaped embryonic leaf
cotyledon
of a grass seed
[
Mid-18th century. < modern Latin, alteration of Latin
scutella
"dish, tray" as if meaning "small shield" and < Latin
scutum
"shield"
]
scu·tel·lar
adjective
scu·tel·late
[
skyoo téllət,
skyt'l àyt
]
adjective
scu·tel·la·tion
[
skytə láysh'n
]
noun
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scu·tel·lar adjectivescu·tel·late [ skyoo téllət, skyt'l àyt ] adjectivescu·tel·la·tion [ skytə láysh'n ] noun
