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scutellum

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  1. 1. n. A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of the proper thallus, the fructification of certain lichens. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. 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. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. One of the transverse scales on the tarsi and toes of birds; a scutella. Source: opted
  4. 4. 1. (Bot.) A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of the proper thallus, the fructification of certain lichens. 2. (Zoöl.) (a) 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. (b) One of the transverse scales on the tarsi and toes of birds; a scutella. Source: webster
  5. 5. A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of theproper thallus, the fructification of certain lichens. Source: adambom
  6. 6. n. A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of the proper thallus, the fructification of certain lichens. n. 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. n. One of the transverse scales on the tarsi and toes of birds; a scutella. Source: ecdict

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