scutellum
scutellum
[skjʊˈtɛləm]
(pl. scutella -lə)
scutellar
adjective
语源
[skjʊˈtɛləm]
(pl. scutella -lə)
- (Botany & Zoology)a small shield-like structure, in particular
(植，动)盾盖，盾片，尤指
■a modified cotyledon in the embryo of a grass seed
草籽胚中的变形的子叶
■the third dorsal sclerite in each thoracic segment of an insect
昆虫胸节的第三个背甲片
scutellar
adjective
语源
- mid 18th cent.: modern Latin, diminutive of Latin scutum 'shield'
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