scutellum

Etymology
Borrowed from, diminutive of.

Noun

 * 1) Any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc
 * 2)  A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of the proper thallus, the fructification of certain lichens.
 * 3)  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.
 * 4)  One of the transverse scales on the tarsi and toes of birds.
 * 5)  A grass seed cotyledon that is highly modified for absorption.

Translations

 * French:
 * Italian: scutello