Scutellum may refer to:
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Scutellum (insect anatomy)
The scutellum is the posterior portion of either the mesonotum or the metanotum of an insect thorax; however, it is used almost exclusively in the former context, as the metanotum is rather reduced in most insect groups. In the Hemiptera, and so ...
, a term used in the anatomy of arthropods
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Scutellum (botany) The Scutellum is part of the structure of a barley and rice seed—the modified seed leaf.
The scutellum (from the Latin ''scutella'' meaning "small shield") can also refer to the equivalence of a thin cotyledon in monocots (especially members of t ...
, a term used in the morphology of grasses
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''Scutellum'' (trilobite), a genus of trilobites
See also
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''Scutella'' (genus), a prehistoric echinoid genus
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