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Noun: scutum (scuta)  skyoo-tum
  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. The second and largest of the four parts forming the upper surface of a thoracic segment of an insect, preceded by the prescutum and followed by the scutellum

Derived forms: scuta

Encyclopedia: Scutum

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