Scutum vs Scutellum - What's the difference?
scutum | scutellum |
(historical, Roman antiquity) 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.
(zoology) A scute.
(zoology) One of the two lower valves of the operculum of a barnacle.
(obsolete) A penthouse or awning.
Any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc
# (lichenology) A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of the proper thallus, the fructification of certain lichens.
# (zoology) 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.
# (zoology) One of the transverse scales on the tarsi and toes of birds.
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.scutum
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(scuta)- (Burrill)
