| 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) |
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(dupeds), the Roman shield, worn by the heavy-armed infantry, instead of being round like the Greek clipeus, was adapted to the form of the human body, by being made either oval or of the shape of a door (&vpa) which it also resembled in being made of wood or wicker-work, and from which consequently its Greek name was derived. Two of its forms are shown in the wood
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the dorsal sclerotised plate (shield) covering the anterior part of the body in female ixodid ticks (the entire dorsal surface in males); also called the "face"; not to be confused with the dorsal plate on the body of the larvae in most argasid species. Macroscopically. the scutum may bear distinct grooves, the cervical grooves, and ridges, the lateral carinae. In some species the lateral margin of the scutum bears the paired eyes. ...
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