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单词 scutum
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
scu•tum  (skyo̅o̅təm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ta (-tə)USA pronunciation for 1, 2,[gen.] Scu•ti 
    (sko̅o̅tī)USA pronunciation for 3.
    1. Zoologyscute (def. 1).
    2. Antiquitya large, oblong shield used by the heavy legionaries of ancient Rome.
    3. Astronomy(cap.) the Shield, a southern constellation north of Sagittarius and east of Aquila, containing a small, very bright star cloud.
    • Latin scūtum shield
    • 1765–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
scutum /ˈskjuːtəm/ n ( pl -ta / -tə/)
  1. the middle of three plates into which the notum of an insect's thorax is divided
  2. another word for scute
Etymology: Latin: shield
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