Definition of Scutellum
Noun: scutellum (scutella) skoo'te-lum
- (botany) a rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of the proper thallus
- (zoology) the third of the four pieces forming the upper part of a thoracic segment of an insect
- One of the transverse scales on the tarsi and toes of birds
See also:
scutellated
scutes
Anagrams containing the word scutellum
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