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scutellum

Bird vs Scutellum - What's the difference?

bird | scutellum |


As nouns the difference between bird and scutellum

is that bird is a member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, and laying eggs while scutellum is any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc.

As a verb bird

is to observe or identify wild birds in their natural environment.

As a proper noun Bird

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Toe vs Scutellum - What's the difference?

toe | scutellum |


As a pronoun toe

is .

As a noun scutellum is

any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc.

Scale vs Scutellum - What's the difference?

scale | scutellum |


As nouns the difference between scale and scutellum

is that scale is a ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending while scutellum is any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc.

As a verb scale

is to change the size of something whilst maintaining proportion; especially to change a process in order to produce much larger amounts of the final product.

Transverse vs Scutellum - What's the difference?

transverse | scutellum |


As nouns the difference between transverse and scutellum

is that transverse is anything that is transverse or athwart while scutellum is any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc.

As an adjective transverse

is situated or lying across; side to side, relative to some defined "forward" direction.

As a verb transverse

is to overturn; to change.

Postscutellum vs Scutellum - What's the difference?

postscutellum | scutellum |


As nouns the difference between postscutellum and scutellum

is that postscutellum is (zoology) the hindmost dorsal piece of a thoracic somite of an insect; the plate behind the scutellum while scutellum is any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc.

Scutum vs Scutellum - What's the difference?

scutum | scutellum |


In zoology terms the difference between scutum and scutellum

is that scutum is one of the two lower valves of the operculum of a barnacle while scutellum is one of the transverse scales on the tarsi and toes of birds.

As nouns the difference between scutum and scutellum

is that scutum is an oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry of the Roman army while scutellum is any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc.

As a proper noun Scutum

is a small autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a shield. It lies between the constellations of Aquila, Sagittarius, and the tail of Serpens.

Insect vs Scutellum - What's the difference?

insect | scutellum |


As nouns the difference between insect and scutellum

is that insect is an arthropod in the class Insecta, characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton while scutellum is any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc.

Thoracic vs Scutellum - What's the difference?

thoracic | scutellum |


As nouns the difference between thoracic and scutellum

is that thoracic is (zoology) one of a group of fishes having the ventral fins placed beneath the thorax or beneath the pectoral fins while scutellum is any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc.

As an adjective thoracic

is (anatomy) of the thorax.

Lichen vs Scutellum - What's the difference?

lichen | scutellum |


As nouns the difference between lichen and scutellum

is that lichen is any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of fungi and algae; often found as white or yellow patches on old walls, etc while scutellum is any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc.

Fructification vs Scutellum - What's the difference?

fructification | scutellum |


As nouns the difference between fructification and scutellum

is that fructification is the act of forming or producing fruit; the act of fructifying, or rendering productive of fruit; fecundation while scutellum is any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc.

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