Definitions For Scutellum
Noun
{{en-noun, scutella}} Any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc (lichenology) A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of the proper thallus, the fructification of certain lichens. (zoology) 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. (zoology) One of the transverse scales on the tarsus, tarsi and toes of birds. (botany) A grass seed cotyledon that is highly modified for absorption.Derived terms
mesoscutellum metascutellum postscutellumTranslations
French: scutellum, m Italian: scutello, mEtymology
Borrowed from {{bor, en, NL., scutellum}}, diminutive of Latin scutum ("shield").Is Scutellum a Scrabble Word?
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The word Scutellum is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends