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.
2. (Zo["o]l.) (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.
Scutella \Scu*tel"la\, n. pl. See {Scutellum}.
Scutella \Scu*tel"la\, n.; pl. {Scutell[ae]}. [NL., fem. dim. of L. scutum.] (Zo["o]l.) See {Scutellum}, n., 2.