scutella
scutella is the plural of scutellum.
Meaning of scutellum
Noun
scutellum (plural scutella)
- A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of the proper thallus, the fructification of certain lichens.
- 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.
- One of the transverse scales on the tarsi and toes of birds.
- A grass seed cotyledon that is highly modified for absorption.
Noun
scutella (plural scutellae)
- A scutellum.
Forms of scutella
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Words that rhyme with scutella
- stella
- columella
- Ella
- cinderella
- umbrella
- stracciatella
- a cappella
- fella
- ambarella
- citronella
- Coachella
- columnella
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- hella
- lamella
- micella
- mozzarella
- nigella
- predella
- salmonella
- Tudela
- varicella
- zooxanthella
- acanthella
- Adela
- amborella
- Bella
- brucella
- candela
- canella
- capitella
- castella
- cella
- cerebella
- chlorella
- clitella
- favela
- fellah
- flabella
- flagella
- fraxinella
- Gabriella
- haustella
- klebsiella
- labella
- mistella
- moraxella
- mortadella
- novella
- paella
- panatela
- petronella
- portabella
- prunella
- quinella
- rostella
- rubella
- selaginella
- shigella
- subumbrella
- tarantella
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Adapted from Wiktionary: scutella (page history and authors); scutellum (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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