Definition of Scutellum

Noun: scutellum (scutella)  skoo'te-lum

  1. (botany) a rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of the proper thallus
     
  2. (zoology) the third of the four pieces forming the upper part of a thoracic segment of an insect
     
  3. 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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