Definition of Scutella

1. n. pl. See Scutellum.

2. n. See Scutellum, n., 2.

Definition of Scutella

1. Noun. (plural of scutellum) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Scutella

1. scutellum [n] - See also: scutellum

Medical Definition of Scutella

1. Origin: NL, fem. Dim. Of L. Scutum. See Scutellum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scutella

scutage
scutages
scutal
scutch
scutched
scutcheon
scutcheoned
scutcheons
scutcher
scutchers
scutches
scutching
scutella (current term)
scutellar
scutellate
scutellated
scutellation
scutellations
scutelliform
scutelliplantar
scutes
scutibranch
scutibranchia
scutibranchian
scutibranchiata
scutibranchiate

Literary usage of Scutella

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1894)
"After I had learned that the lines of the individual scutella were obsolete in at least two specimens I had collected in Cooke County, Texas, I became more ..."

2. Bulletin by University of the State of New York (1903)
"Lingula scutella Hall & Clarke 1500 ... TYPE Lingula scutella Hall & Clarke. Paleontology of New York. 1892. v. 8, pt i, p. 171, pi. i, fig- 3°- Hall it ..."

3. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"... 6, 7; Klein, Fr. edit., VII, DG(2) The number of bands in some. is not quinary(3). scutella, Lam. Where the anus is betweeen the mouth and the margin, ..."

4. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"... species is the Ech. vulgaris, Lj Encyc., 153, 6, 7; Klein, Fr. edit., VII, DG(2) The number of bands in some is not quinary(S). scutella, Lam. ..."

5. Natural History of New York by New York (State). Natural History Survey, James Ellsworth De Kay (1842)
"... Shaly Limestone, and scutella Limestone of the Reports. ... about two inches in diameter, resembling a scutella, but which appears to be the pelvis of ..."

6. Reports Dealing with the Systematic Geology and Paleontology of Maryland by Maryland Geological Survey (1904)
"scutella ABERTI Conrad 432 la. Lower surface of test. Jones Wharf. Ib. Lateral surface of test of same specimen. 2a. ..."

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