Scutellum \Scu*tel"lum\, n.; pl. Scutella. [NL., neut. dim. of
   L. scutum a shield.]
   1. (Bot.) A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed
      of the proper thallus, the fructification of certain
      lichens.
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   2. (Zool.)
      (a) 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.
      (b) One of the transverse scales on the tarsi and toes of
          birds; a scutella.
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Scutella \Scu*tel"la\, n. pl.
   See Scutellum.
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Scutella \Scu*tel"la\, n.; pl. Scutellae. [NL., fem. dim. of
   L. scutum.] (Zool.)
   See Scutellum, n., 2.
   [1913 Webster] Scutellate