n. - A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of
the proper thallus, the fructification of certain lichens.
n. - 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; a scutella. See Thorax.
n. - One of the transverse scales on the tarsi and toes of
birds; a scutella.