Scutellum

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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