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scutum
scu·tum S0181000 (skyo͞o′təm)n. pl. scu·ta (-tə) 1. A scute.2. A shield-shaped dorsal sclerite or plate of certain insects and arachnids.
[Latin scūtum, shield; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]scutum (ˈskjuːtəm) n, pl -ta (-tə) 1. (Zoology) the middle of three plates into which the notum of an insect's thorax is divided2. (Zoology) another word for scute3. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a large Roman shield[Latin: shield]
Scutum (ˈskjuːtəm) n, Latin genitive Scuti (ˈskjuːtaɪ) (Astronomy) a small faint constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Sagittarius and Aquila and crossed by the Milky Way. Also called: Scutum Sobieskii [Latin, literally: the Shield]scute (skyut)
n. a bony or horny plate, as on an armadillo or turtle, or a large scale, as on the foot of a bird. [1840–50; < Latin scūtum shield] scu•tel•late (skyuˈtɛl ɪt, -eɪt, ˈskyut lˌeɪt) adj. scu`tel•la′tion, n. TranslationsScutum
Scutum (skyoo -tŭm) (Shield) A small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Sagittarius, lying in the Milky Way, the brightest stars being of 3rd and 4th magnitude. It contains the bright RV Tauri star R Scuti, the prototype of the Delta Scuti stars, and many star clusters, including the just-visible fan-shaped open cluster, the Wild Duck (M11 [NGC 6705]). Abbrev.: Sct; genitive form: Scuti; approx. position: RA 19h, dec –10°; area: 109 sq deg.Scutum (Shield), an equatorial constellation that contains no stars brighter than the fourth visual stellar magnitude. The best conditions for observation of the constellation are in June and July. Scutum can be seen everywhere in the USSR except the Far North. scutum[′sküd·əm] (invertebrate zoology) A bony, horny, or chitinous plate. The second of four pieces forming the upper part of the thoracic segment in certain insects. One or two lower opercular valves in certain barnacles.
Scutum[′sküd·əm] (astronomy) A southern constellation, right ascension 19 hours, declination 10° south. Also known as Shield. scutum
scutum [sku´tum] 1. scute.2. a protective covering or shield, such as a plate of chitin in the exoskeleton of hard ticks.scu·tum, pl. scu·ta (skū'tŭm, -tă), 1. Synonym(s): scute2. 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. [L. shield] scutum (skyo͞o′təm)n. pl. scu·ta (-tə) 1. A scute.2. A shield-shaped dorsal sclerite or plate of certain insects and arachnids.scu·tum, pl. scuta (skyū'tŭm, -ă) 1. Synonym(s): scute. 2. 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. [L. shield]scutum - the middle of the three dorsal thoracic SCLERITES of an insect.
- one of the two lateral plates forming part of the carapace of a barnacle.
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