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scute /skūt/ noun- A scutum
- An écu, a French coin (historical)
- Any coin of small value (obsolete)
- A hard exoskeletal plate (zoology)
ORIGIN: L scūtum a shield scūtˈal adjective scūtˈate adjective - Protected by scutes or scuta
- Shield-shaped
scūtˈiform adjective scūtˈiger noun - A squire (facetious)
- A centipede of the genus Scutigera, giving name to the family Scutigerˈidae /-i-dē/
scūtˈum noun (pl scūtˈa) - The oblong shield of Roman heavy-armed infantry (historical)
- A scute
- The second tergal plate of the notum of an insect's thorax (zoology)
- (with cap) a small southern constellation in the Milky Way
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