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scutellum/skjʊˈteləm/n. (pl. scutella /-lə/) Bot. & Zool. a scale, plate, or any shieldlike formation on a plant, insect, bird, etc., esp. one of the horny scales on a bird's foot 【植】【动】盾状甲；(鸟足或昆虫的)角质鳞片 □ scutellate /ˈskju:tələt/ adj.□ scutellation /skju:təˈleiʃ(ə)n/ n.[modern Latin diminutive of Latin scutum ‘shield’] |