noun (plural scutella) Etymology: New Latin, diminutive of Latin scutum shield Date: 1819 a hard plate or scale (as on the thorax of an insect or the tarsus of a bird), the shield-shaped cotyledon of a monocotyledon (as a grass), scutellar adjective
SCUTELLUM
Meaning of SCUTELLUM in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012