Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scutellum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: scutel-lum
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc

noun

Any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc

noun

Any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc

noun

Any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin scūtellum, diminutive of Latin scūtum (“shield”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: scūtellum, scūtum

Inflected Forms

scutella (plural)

Derived Forms

mesoscutellum metascutellum postscutellum

Rhymes With

antebellum cerebellum vellum status quo ante bellum flagellum labellum postbellum flabellum clitellum capitellum haustellum vestibulocerebellum

Questions

What does scutellum mean?: Any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc
Where does scutellum come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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