Definition of Scutellum
Scu`tel´lum
n.
1.
(Bot.)
A
rounded
apothecium
having
an
elevated
rim
formed
of
the
proper
thallus
,
the
fructification
of
certain
lichens
.
2.
(Zool.)
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
.
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