scutellum

scutellum englanniksi

1. Any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc

2. A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of the proper thallus, the fructification of certain lichens.

3. 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.

4. One of the transverse scales on the tarsi and toes of birds.

5. A grass seed cotyledon that is highly modified for absorption.

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