SCUTELLUM

(Lat. scutum.) A term used by Gaertner to denote the small cotyledon on the outside of the embryo of wheat, inserted a little lower down than the other more perfect cotyledon, which is pre ed close to the albumen. SCUTIBRANCIIIANS, Scut i branch i at a. (Lat. scutum; branchiae, ^ills.) A name given by Cuvier to an order of hermaphrodite Gastropodous Mollusks, including those which have the gills covered with a shell in the form of a shield. SCUTIGERS, Scutiger a. (Lat. scutum; gero, / carry.) The name of a genus of unequal-legged Chilopodous Myriapods, which frequent houses and outbuildings in the South of Europe, and prey upon insects, wood-lice, and other small creatures. SCUTIPEDS, Scut i pedes. (Lat. scutum, a shield; pes, a foot.) The name given by Scopoli to one of the divisions in his binary system of ornithology, including those birds which have the anterior part of the leg covered with segments of unequal horny rings terminating on each side in a groove. [s. 1110]