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"Scutellum" Definition

noun

Botany Any of several shield-shaped structures, such as the cotyledon of a grass.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

Zoology A shieldlike bony plate or scale, as on the thorax of some insects.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

A hard plate or scale (as on the thorax of an insect or the tarsus of a bird).

Source: Merriam-Webster

The shield-shaped cotyledon of a monocotyledon (as a grass).

Source: Merriam-Webster

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