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noun, plural scu·ta 
[-tuh] for 1, 2.
[-tuh] for 1, 2. 1.
Zoology. scute (def. 1).
2.
a large, oblong shield used by the heavy legionaries of ancient Rome.
Origin:
1765–75; < Latin scūtum shield
1765–75; < Latin scūtum shield
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Scutum
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| scutum (ˈskjuːtəm) | |
| —n , pl -ta | |
| 1. | the middle of three plates into which the notum of an insect's thorax is divided |
| 2. | another word for scute |
| 3. | a large Roman shield |
| [Latin: shield] | |
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