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Definition: Scutum
Scutum
\Scu"tum\, n.; pl.
Scuta. [L.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) An oblong shield made of boards or
wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron
rim; -- carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry.
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2. (O. Eng. Law) A penthouse or awning. [Obs.] --Burrill.
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3. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) 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.
(b) One of the two lower valves of the operculum of a
barnacle.
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