scutellum

[ skyoo-tel-uhm ]

/ skyuˈtɛl əm /

noun, plural scu·tel·la [skyoo-tel-uh]. /skyuˈtɛl ə/.

Botany. the shieldlike cotyledon of certain monocots.

Zoology. a small plate, scutum, or other shieldlike part, as on the thorax of insects or the feet of birds.

Origin of scutellum

1750–60; <New Latin, equivalent to Latin scūt(um) shield (see scute) + -ellum diminutive suffix

Words nearby scutellum

scutcheon, scutch grass, scute, scutellate, scutellation, scutellum, scutiform, scutter, scuttle, scuttlebutt, scutular

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Example sentences from the Web for scutellum

Parapsidae: the small sclerites on each side of the scutellum in Chalcids, marked by the parapsidal grooves.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
Thorax: the scutellum prominent, forming a rounded tubercle, the metathorax elongate and oblique.
Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3|Various
The shell is placed under the scutellum of the common garden slug.
A Conchological Manual|George Brettingham Sowerby
In the former, the scutellum is one of the principal features of the trunk; in the latter, not at all remarkable.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)|William Kirby

When it is a triangular elevated prominence resembling a scutellum.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)|William Kirby

British Dictionary definitions for scutellum

scutellum

/ (skjuːˈtɛləm) /

noun plural -la (-lə) biology

the last of three plates into which the notum of an insect's thorax is divided

one of the scales on the tarsus of a bird's leg

an outgrowth from a germinating grass seed that probably represents the cotyledon

any other small shield-shaped part or structure

Derived forms of scutellum

scutellar, adjectivescutellate (ˈskjuːtɪˌleɪt, -lɪt), adjective

Word Origin for scutellum

C18: from New Latin: a little shield, from Latin scūtum a shield

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Scientific definitions for scutellum

scutellum

[ skyōō-tĕl′əm ]

Plural scutella

A shieldlike bony plate or scale, as on the thorax of some insects.

The large, shield-shaped cotyledon of the embryo of a grass plant, specialized for the absorption of food from the endosperm.

单词	scutellum
释义	scutellum [ skyoo-tel-uhm ] / skyuˈtɛl əm / noun, plural scu·tel·la [skyoo-tel-uh]. /skyuˈtɛl ə/. Botany. the shieldlike cotyledon of certain monocots. Zoology. a small plate, scutum, or other shieldlike part, as on the thorax of insects or the feet of birds. Origin of scutellum 1750–60; <New Latin, equivalent to Latin scūt(um) shield (see scute) + -ellum diminutive suffix Words nearby scutellum scutcheon, scutch grass, scute, scutellate, scutellation, scutellum, scutiform, scutter, scuttle, scuttlebutt, scutular Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scutellum Parapsidae: the small sclerites on each side of the scutellum in Chalcids, marked by the parapsidal grooves. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology\|John. B. Smith Thorax: the scutellum prominent, forming a rounded tubercle, the metathorax elongate and oblique. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3\|Various The shell is placed under the scutellum of the common garden slug. A Conchological Manual\|George Brettingham Sowerby In the former, the scutellum is one of the principal features of the trunk; in the latter, not at all remarkable. An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)\|William Kirby When it is a triangular elevated prominence resembling a scutellum. An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)\|William Kirby British Dictionary definitions for scutellum scutellum / (skjuːˈtɛləm) / noun plural -la (-lə) biology the last of three plates into which the notum of an insect's thorax is divided one of the scales on the tarsus of a bird's leg an outgrowth from a germinating grass seed that probably represents the cotyledon any other small shield-shaped part or structure Derived forms of scutellum scutellar, adjectivescutellate (ˈskjuːtɪˌleɪt, -lɪt), adjective Word Origin for scutellum C18: from New Latin: a little shield, from Latin scūtum a shield Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for scutellum scutellum [ skyōō-tĕl′əm ] Plural scutella A shieldlike bony plate or scale, as on the thorax of some insects. The large, shield-shaped cotyledon of the embryo of a grass plant, specialized for the absorption of food from the endosperm. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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