ˌsk(y)üd. ə lˈerəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Scutellera, type genus (from scutella ) + -idae
: a family of broadly oval flattened terrestrial insects (order Hemiptera) having the antennae five-jointed, the legs spineless, and a large scutellum that almost entirely covers the abdomen