scutellum

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc; A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of the proper thallus, the fructification of certain lichens.
  2. Any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc; 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.
  3. Any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc; One of the transverse scales on the tarsi and toes of birds.
  4. Any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc; A grass seed cotyledon that is highly modified for absorption.

词形变化

scutella plural

词汇关系

衍生词
mesoscutellum metascutellum postscutellum

词源

Borrowed from New Latin scūtellum, diminutive of Latin scūtum (“shield”).
0 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary