Defn: Having the form of a scutellum.
SCUTELLIPLANTAR
Scu*tel`li*plan"tar, a. Etym: [L. scutellus a shield + planta foot.]
(Zoöl.)
Defn: Having broad scutella on the front, and small scales on the posterior side, of the tarsus; — said of certain birds.
SCUTELLUM Scu*tel"lum, n.; pl. Scutella. Etym: [NL., neut. dim. of L. scutum a shield.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of the proper thallus, the fructification of certain lichens.
2. (Zoöl.) (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.
SCUTIBRANCH
Scu"ti*branch, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Scutibranchiate.
— n.
Defn: One of the Scutibranchiata.