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Scutella

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scu·tel·lum  (sky-tlm)
n. pl. scu·tel·la (-tl)
1. Zoology A shieldlike bony plate or scale, as on the thorax of some insects.
2. Botany Any of several shield-shaped structures, such as the cotyledon of a grass.

[New Latin sctellum, from Latin, diminutive of sctum, shield; see scutum.]

scu·tellar (-tlr) adj.

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