Definition of Scutum

1. n. An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; -- carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry.

Definition of Scutum

1. scute [n -TA] - See also: scute

Medical Definition of Scutum

1. Origin: L. 1. An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry. 2. A penthouse or awning. 3. The second and largest of the four parts forming the upper surface of a thoracic segment of an insect. It is preceded by the prescutum and followed by the scutellum. See the Illust. Under Thorax. One of the two lower valves of the operculum of a barnacle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scutum

scutter
scuttered
scuttering
scutters
scuttle
scuttlebutt
scuttlebutts
scuttled
scuttler
scuttlers
scuttles
scuttling
scutular
scutulum
scutum (current term)
scutum (current term)
scutwork
scutworks
scut work
scuzz
scuzzball
scuzzballs
scuzzes
scuzzier
scuzziest
scuzzy
scybala
scybala
scybalous
scybalum

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