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SCUTELLUM [3 records]

Record 1 2019-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
DEF

A small, horny scale or plate that covers the feet of certain birds.

OBS

scutella: plural.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
DEF

Plaque cornée qui couvre les pattes de certains oiseaux.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
DEF

A heavy, horny scale, as on certain reptiles and insects.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
DEF

Pièce dorsale du thorax de certains insectes.

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Botany
CONT

A prominent lateral organ (scutellum) extends above the coleoptile.

Key term(s)
  • seed leaf

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Botanique
DEF

Partie de l'embryon des semences de graminées appliquée contre l'albumen et absorbant les éléments nutritifs lors de la germination.

Spanish

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