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scu⋅tel⋅lum

  [skyoo-tel-uhm]
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–noun, plural -tel⋅la  [-tel-uh] .
1. Botany. the shieldlike cotyledon of certain monocots.
2. Zoology. a small plate, scutum, or other shieldlike part, as on the thorax of insects or the feet of birds.
Origin:
1750–60; < NL, equiv. to L scūt(um) shield (see scute ) + -ellum dim. suffix
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scu·tel·lum   (skyōō-těl'əm)   
n.   pl. scu·tel·la (-těl'ə)

  1. Zoology A shieldlike bony plate or scale, as on the thorax of some insects.

  2. Botany Any of several shield-shaped structures, such as the cotyledon of a grass.


[New Latin scūtellum, from Latin, diminutive of scūtum, shield; see scutum.]
scu·tel'lar (-těl'ər) adj.
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scutellum   (sky-těl'əm)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural scutella

  1. A shieldlike bony plate or scale, as on the thorax of some insects.

  2. The large, shield-shaped cotyledon of the embryo of a grass plant, specialized for the absorption of food from the endosperm.


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