- scu|tel|lum
- scu|tel|lum «skyoo TEHL uhm», noun, plural -la.Biology. a small plate, scale, or other shieldlike part, as on the feet of certain birds, the bodies of insects, or a cotyledon of some grasses.
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scu — chia·ro·scu·rist; chia·ro·scu·ro; ob·scu·ran·tism; ob·scu·ra·tion; ob·scu·ra·tive; ob·scu·ri·fy; ob·scu·ri·ty; pre·scu·tal; pro·scu·tel·lar; pro·scu·tel·lum; scu·ba; scu·do; scu·tage; scu·tal; scu·tate; scu·ta·tion; scu·tel; scu·tel·lar;… … English syllables
lum — ac·e·tab·u·lum; acic·u·lum; am·y·lum; an·te·bel·lum; an·te·o·per·cu·lum; as·co·phyl·lum; as·per·gil·lum; asy·lum; bac·u·lum; bel·lum; blaf·lum; blel·lum; bol·bo·phyl·lum; brach·y·phyl·lum; cal·o·phyl·lum; ca·lum·ba; ca·lum·ni·ate;… … English syllables
scutellum — scu·tel·lum … English syllables
scutellum — scu·tel·lum (sku telґəm) pl. scutelґla [L. little shield, dim. of scutum shield] the third of the four chitinous plates making up the dorsum of the thorax of an insect … Medical dictionary
scutellum — scu•tel•lum [[t]skyuˈtɛl əm[/t]] n. pl. tel•la [[t] ˈtɛl ə[/t]] 1) bot Bot. the shieldlike cotyledon of certain monocots 2) zool. Zool. a small plate, scale, or other shieldlike part, as on the thorax of insects or the feet of birds • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
Scutellum — Scu|tel|lum [sk...] das; s, ...lla <aus nlat. scutellum, Verkleinerungsform von lat. scutum, vgl. ↑Scudo> zu einem Saugorgan umgewandeltes Keimblatt der Gräser (Bot.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Postscutellum — Post scu*tel lum, n. [NL. See {Post }, and {Scutellum}.] (Zo[ o]l.) The hindermost dorsal piece of a thoracic somite of an insect; the plate behind the scutellum. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scutella — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The third of the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
proscutellum — pro·scu·tel·lum … English syllables
