'Scutella' definitions:

Definition of 'Scutella'

From: GCIDE

From: GCIDE

Scutella \Scu*tel"la\, n.; pl. Scutellae. [NL., fem. dim. of L. scutum.] (Zool.) See Scutellum, n., 2. [1913 Webster] Scutellate

From: GCIDE

Scutellum \Scu*tel"lum\, n.; pl. Scutella. [NL., neut. dim. of L. scutum a shield.]
1. (Bot.) A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of the proper thallus, the fructification of certain lichens. [1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) (a) The third of the four pieces forming the upper part of a thoracic segment of an insect. It follows the scutum, and is followed by the small postscutellum; a scutella. See Thorax. (b) One of the transverse scales on the tarsi and toes of birds; a scutella. [1913 Webster]