Look up: scutum

1. Scutum
   Large, anteriodorsal sclerite on a tick or mite.
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2. Scutum
   English name: The Shield. Genitive name: Scuti. Visibility: Visible from the UK See TABLE 20: THE CONSTELLATIONS.
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3. scutum
   The original shield (scutum) was oval, however, early in the 1st century AD, the top and bottom was squared off. Subsequently the shield, made of laminated plywood, became rectangular in shape. It was constructed by criss-crossing and glueing layers of planks together, much like plywood, and was trimmed and bossed with metal to protect it from dama…
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4. Scutum
   Shield.
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5. Scutum
   Scu'tum noun ; plural Scuta . [ Latin ] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; -- carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry. 2. (O...
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6. scutum
   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. <zoology> The second and largest of the four parts forming the upper surface of a thoracic segment...
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7. scutum
   (sku´tәm) scute. a protective covering or shield, such as a plate of chitin in the exoskeleton of hard ticks.
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8. Scutum
   • (n.) An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; -- carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry. • (n.) One of the two lower valves of the operculum of a barnacle. • (n.) The second and largest of the four parts forming the upper s...
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9. scutum
   scutum A curved rectangular shield.
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10. Scutum
    A hard, often shiny, sclerotized plate on the abdomen of some spiders.
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11. Scutum
    The scutum was a large rectangular Roman shield.
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12. scutum
    Type: Term Pronunciation: skū′tŭm, -tă Definitions: 1. In ixodid (hard) ticks, a plate that largely or entirely covers the dorsum of the male and forms an anterior shield behind the capitulum of the female or immature ticks. Synonyms: scute
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13. SCUTUM
    The hard "shield" present on the back of a hard tick.
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14. SCUTUM
    (Tympanic scute)The bony division between the upper portion of the tympanic cavity and the mastoid cells.
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15. Scutum
    (shield) shape and the metal ˈskuːtəm-->, pl. scuta) is the Latin word for "shield", although it has in modern times come to be specifically associated with the rectangular, semi-cylindrical body shield carried by Roman legionaries. History: In the days of th...
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