scuteln.
/ˈskjuːtəl/ 1. Entomology. = scutellum n. 2.
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1804 W. Turton tr. C. Linnaeus Gen. Syst. Nature VII. Expl. Terms Scutel, the portion of the back of an insect which is situated between the thorax and abdomen.
1862 T. W. Harris Treat. Insects Injurious to Vegetation (ed. 3) 23 The wings of beetles are covered and concealed by a pair of horny cases or shells, meeting in a straight line on the top of the back, and usually having a little triangular or semicircular piece, called the scutel, wedged between their bases.
1875 De Saussure's Synopsis Amer. Wasps 160 Scutel flat. Post-scutel arcuate on its posterior border.
2. Botany. = scutellum n. 1.
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1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia Scutel, an orbicular concave fructification (in some lichens), with the edge raised all round. The pelt is flat.
1900 in B. D. Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms
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