| scutiform | Shield-shaped. Synonym: scutate. Origin: L. Scutum, shield, + forma, form (05 Mar 2000) |
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| scutiger | <zoology> Any species of chilopod myriapods of the genus Scutigera. They sometimes enter buildings and prey upon insects. Origin: NL, fr. L. Scutum shield + gerere to bear. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Scutigera | A genus of centipedes commonly found in the eastern U.S.; the eastern house centipede is a member of the species Scutigera cleopatra. Origin: L. Scutum, an oblong shield (05 Mar 2000) |
| scutiped | <zoology> Having the anterior surface of the tarsus covered with scutella, or transverse scales, in the form of incomplete bands terminating at a groove on each side; said of certain birds. Origin: L. Scutum a shield + pes, pedis, a foot: cf. F. Scutipede. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scutular | Relating to a scutulum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scutulum | A yellow saucer-shaped crust, the characteristic lesion of favus, consisting of a mass of hyphae and spores. Origin: L. Dim. Of scutum, shield (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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 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) |