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Definition or meaning of the English word Scutellum
A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of the proper thallus; the fructification of certain lichens. (n.). One of the transverse scales on the tarsi and toes of birds; a scutella. (n.). 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. (n.). |
