[ skjʊ'tɛləm ]
■ noun ( plural scutella -lə )
1》 Botany a modified cotyledon in the embryo of a grass seed.
2》 Entomology one of the dorsal sclerites of an insect's thorax.
Derivatives
scutellar adjective
Origin
C18: mod. L., dimin. of L. scutum 'shield'.