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单词 scutellum
释义

scutellum

noun

scu·​tel·​lum skü-ˈte-ləm How to pronounce scutellum (audio)
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plural scutella skü-ˈte-lə How to pronounce scutellum (audio)
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1
: a hard plate or scale (as on the thorax of an insect or the tarsus of a bird)
2
: the shield-shaped cotyledon of a monocotyledon (such as a grass)
scutellar
skü-ˈte-lər How to pronounce scutellum (audio)
skyü-
adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Shield Bugs Found globally, these insects are named for their outsized scutellum, from the Latin word scutum, meaning shield. National Geographic, 23 June 2018

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, diminutive of Latin scutum shield

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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