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SCUTELLUM
Definition of SCUTELLUM
noun
Any of several shield-shaped structures in insects, grasses etc A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of the proper thallus, the fructification of certain lichens. 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. One of the transverse scales on the tarsi and toes of birds. A grass seed cotyledon that is highly modified for absorption.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from New Latin scūtellum, diminutive of Latin scūtum (“shield”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (26,419)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SCUTELLUM · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SCUTELLUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 166, 2 November 2026. The most recent board was Day 173, 9 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 166, 2 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SCUTELLUM starts with S and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read CELLMSTUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SCUTEL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SCUTELLUM?
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